Postcode district · Rotherham
Crime in S66
How much crime is recorded in S66, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 62,478 (2024)
S66Postcode district · Rotherham
How safe is S66
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S66, 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
S66National
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Shoplifting20.38.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary11.59.1
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.