Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S62 5AA
How much crime is recorded in S62 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawmarsh South
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
S62 5AARotherham
How safe is S62 5AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 75.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S62 5AA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
154
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).
S62 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences50.223.6
Burglary26.49.1
Shoplifting24.08.4
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Public order8.94.6
Other theft8.54.5
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs3.92.4
Robbery3.71.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.