Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S62 6BF
How much crime is recorded in S62 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawmarsh South
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
S62 6BFRotherham
How safe is S62 6BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S62 6BF 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
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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 6BFNational
Shoplifting57.28.4
Burglary56.89.1
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Public order12.24.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft8.74.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Robbery4.41.4
Other crime3.61.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.