Postcode district · Rotherham
Crime in S65
How much crime is recorded in S65, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 46,742 (2024)
S65Postcode district · Rotherham
How safe is S65
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in S65, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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).
S65National
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Shoplifting22.18.4
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Burglary17.19.1
Public order9.84.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
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.