Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S62 5EX
How much crime is recorded in S62 5EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawmarsh South
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,320 (2024)
S62 5EXRotherham
How safe is S62 5EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S62 5EX 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
65.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences53.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary15.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.54.6
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.