Rotherham Central
Middle areaNorth west Rotherham. 8,319 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Rotherham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rotherham Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rotherham Central at a rate of 473.1 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,103 |
| Shoplifting | 802 |
| Other crime | 797 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 507 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 186 |
| Burglary | 162 |
| Vehicle crime | 149 |
| Robbery | 114 |
| Drug offences | 78 |
| Theft from the person | 38 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rotherham Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rotherham Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rotherham Central at a rate of 473.1 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, 351 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rotherham Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,103), shoplifting (802) and other crime (797).
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 Rotherham Central alone. See Rotherham
Rotherham Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rotherham Central was £110,500 in 2025.
Rotherham Central had 7,452 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Rotherham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rotherham Central, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.