Postcode · Rotherham
Crime in S63 8EW
How much crime is recorded in S63 8EW, 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
- 1,117 (2024)
S63 8EWRotherham
How safe is S63 8EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S63 8EW 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 8EWNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Burglary22.89.1
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other crime3.31.5
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.