Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S62 5BB
How much crime is recorded in S62 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawmarsh North East
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
S62 5BBRotherham
How safe is S62 5BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S62 5BB 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
52.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences43.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.510.7
Burglary12.99.1
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Public order7.04.6
Other crime3.91.5
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
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.