Postcode district · Rotherham
Crime in S62
How much crime is recorded in S62, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 22,619 (2024)
S62Postcode district · Rotherham
How safe is S62
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in S62, 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
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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).
S62National
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Shoplifting24.28.4
Burglary17.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.