Thorpe Hesley
Middle areaNorth west Rotherham. 6,951 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Thorpe Hesley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Thorpe Hesley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thorpe Hesley at a rate of 49.6 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 | 118 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Thorpe Hesley compares
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Is Thorpe Hesley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thorpe Hesley at a rate of 49.6 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, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thorpe Hesley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (118), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (59).
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 Thorpe Hesley alone. See Rotherham
Thorpe Hesley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Thorpe Hesley was £245,000 in 2025.
Thorpe Hesley had 6,666 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Thorpe Hesley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Thorpe Hesley, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.