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Herringthorpe

Middle area

North west Rotherham. 9,789 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 59% of people in Herringthorpe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£245,000
Joint 2,541st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,643
Joint 1,473rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
59%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Herringthorpe

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herringthorpe at a rate of 82.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Rotherham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences272
Other crime132
Anti-social behaviour116
Shoplifting105
Criminal damage and arson67
Burglary45
Vehicle crime42
Drug offences17
Robbery8
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Herringthorpe compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

HerringthorpeMiddle
Median sale price32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from £95,095 to £275,496. The middle area is £185,000. Herringthorpe is £245,000.
£245,000joint 5th most expensive
Population32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 5,571 to 11,791. The middle area is 8,141. Herringthorpe is 9,643.
9,6436th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 middle areas, Rotherham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 9.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Herringthorpe is 59.0%.
59%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 middle areas, Rotherham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rotherham32 areas from 86.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Herringthorpe is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 5th highest

Is Herringthorpe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herringthorpe at a rate of 82.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Rotherham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Herringthorpe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (272), other crime (132) and anti-social behaviour (116).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rotherham

These figures are published for the whole of Rotherham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rotherham and not Herringthorpe alone. See Rotherham

Average house price
£191,052
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,713
48th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
Joint 43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Herringthorpe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Herringthorpe was £245,000 in 2025.

Herringthorpe had 9,643 usual residents at the census.

About 59% of people in Herringthorpe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Herringthorpe, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.