Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S97 3FA
How much crime is recorded in S97 3FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wath upon Dearne
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
S97 3FASheffield
How safe is S97 3FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S97 3FA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
S97 3FANational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.