Rotherham crime rate
Overview of Rotherham crime rate
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).
Rotherham crime incidents 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 ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Rotherham is compared against
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.
List of all 25 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Rotherham wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Rotherham
There are 21 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Rotherham. Highest crime rates in S1, S9, S20 .
- S1 – 492.8
- S9 – 194.1
- S20 – 188.3
- S2 – 180.8
- S25 – 178.3
- S65 – 169.3
- S80 – 164.8
- S35 – 155.4
- S26 – 150.1
- DN12 – 149.1
- S62 – 135.5
- S13 – 133.4
- S63 – 127.5
- S64 – 121.4
- S61 – 118.7
- S73 – 116.8
- S60 – 113.9
- S74 – 110.2
- DN11 – 100.8
- S66 – 94.1
- S81 – 73.3
Postcode districts in Rotherham
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