Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S62 5BL
How much crime is recorded in S62 5BL, 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
- 1,513 (2024)
S62 5BLRotherham
How safe is S62 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S62 5BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other crime3.51.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.