Postcode district · Rotherham
Crime in S61
How much crime is recorded in S61, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 44,983 (2024)
S61Postcode district · Rotherham
How safe is S61
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in S61, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S61National
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Shoplifting23.28.4
Burglary18.09.1
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Public order10.24.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Other theft6.54.5
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery3.21.4
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.