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Rotherham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
265,743
Households
114,026
Crimes · Mar '26
2,354 · 8.9 per 1k
114,026
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,354 · 8.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
6,609
Postcodes
114,026
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,354 · 8.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
6,609
Postcodes

Overview of Rotherham

Coordinates53.4277, -1.3162
Postcodes
6,609
Population (Census)
265,743
Households (Census)
114,026
Recorded crime · Mar '26
2,354 · 8.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rotherham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Rotherham

Crime trends · Rotherham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
828
YoY +11%
ASB
393
YoY +26%
Vehicle Crime
117
YoY stable
Burglary
122
YoY +40%
Criminal damage
191
YoY +24%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
238
YoY +44%
Robbery
38
YoY +52%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · robbery up sharply · burglary rising

2,354
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Rotherham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 265,784
White Brit.88.3%
Pakistani3.8%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 5.8%

Religion

Total residents: 265,791
Christian49.0%
No religion39.8%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim5.1%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 265,743
50–6420.5%
35–4918.4%
25–3412.9%
65–7410.6%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 114,026
Other16.7%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%