Postcode district · Rotherham
Crime in S63
How much crime is recorded in S63, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 51,090 (2024)
S63Postcode district · Rotherham
How safe is S63
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in S63, 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
S63National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Burglary17.19.1
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft5.04.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order4.44.6
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.