Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S63 8BL
How much crime is recorded in S63 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bolton-upon-Dearne
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,418 (2024)
S63 8BLRotherham
How safe is S63 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S63 8BL 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
36.7
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).
S63 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order5.54.6
Other crime3.41.5
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.