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Postcode sector · Rotherham

Crime in S62 5

How much crime is recorded in S62 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
11,960 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S62 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in S62 5, 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
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

S62 5National
Violence and sexual offences37.423.6
Shoplifting19.58.4
Burglary16.19.1
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.74.5
Other crime3.21.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

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.

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