Overview of Rotherham crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Rotherham ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 30177 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Rotherham has a population of 265807. This equates to a crime rate of 113.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 0.69 % compared to previous year.
Rotherham ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 30177 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Rotherham has a population of 265807. This equates to a crime rate of 113.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 0.69 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Rotherham are Violence and sexual offences (35.5%) Anti-social behaviour (14.8%) Public order (8.8%) and least common crime types are Robbery (1.0%) Theft from the person (0.4%) Bicycle theft (0.2%).
There are 25 wards in Rotherham. Wards with high crime rates are Boston Castle (260.7), Dalton & Thrybergh (176.2), Rawmarsh East (172.2) . On the other end, safest wards are Sitwell (56.1), Aston & Todwick (54.8), Anston & Woodsetts (54.6) .
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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.
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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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