Rotherham crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Rotherham crime rate

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Rotherham’s crime rating is medium.

Positioned 11th among 25 local boroughs in terms of crime rates, Rotherham saw 30,177 crime reports in 2023. With a population of 265,807, it has a crime rate of 113.53 per 1,000 residents, a slight 0.69% drop from the previous year.

The most frequent crimes in Rotherham include Violence and sexual offences (35.5%), Anti-social behaviour (14.8%), and Public order (8.8%), with the least common being Robbery (1.0%), Theft from the person (0.4%), and Bicycle theft (0.2%).

Among Rotherham’s 25 wards, the ones with the highest crime rates are Boston Castle (260.7), Dalton & Thrybergh (176.2), Rawmarsh East (172.2), while the safest include Sitwell (56.1), Aston & Todwick (54.8), Anston & Woodsetts (54.6).

In Rotherham, there was a rise in Anti-social behaviour by 3.26% in 2020, Shoplifting by 2.54% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 3.82% in 2021 and 1.85% in 2022. However, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 5.73% in 2021 and 3.03% in 2022, Burglary by 3.33% in 2020, Criminal damage and arson by 1.6% in 2020 and 1.67% in 2023, Other theft by 2.26% in 2020, Public order by 1.61% in 2023, Shoplifting by 2.48% in 2020, and Vehicle crime by 2.15% in 2020.

Rotherham crime incidents by crime type

A total of 30177 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 10713 (35.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4481 (14.8)%
Public order – 2646 (8.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2577 (8.5)%
Other theft – 1876 (6.2)%
Vehicle crime – 1869 (6.2)%
Burglary – 1827 (6.1)%
Shoplifting – 1825 (6.0)%
Other crime – 913 (3.0)%
Drugs – 597 (2.0)%
Possession of weapons – 383 (1.3)%
Robbery – 290 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 106 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 74 (0.2)%

How does Rotherham compare against nearby areas ?

Rotherham ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Rotherham wards

There are 25 wards within Rotherham. Boston Castle, Dalton & Thrybergh, Rawmarsh East has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 25 wards from high crime rate to low.