Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S62 5AP
How much crime is recorded in S62 5AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawmarsh North West
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,466 (2024)
S62 5APRotherham
How safe is S62 5AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S62 5AP area, 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
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
188
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 5APNational
Shoplifting123.18.4
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary27.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.51.5
Public order2.34.6
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.