Laughton & Throapham
Middle areaEast Rotherham. 7,815 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 72% of people in Laughton & Throapham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Laughton & Throapham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Laughton & Throapham at a rate of 83.3 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 | 208 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 150 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 60 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Laughton & Throapham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Laughton & Throapham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Laughton & Throapham at a rate of 83.3 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, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Laughton & Throapham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (208), anti-social behaviour (150) and other crime (106).
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 Laughton & Throapham alone. See Rotherham
Laughton & Throapham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Laughton & Throapham was £210,000 in 2025.
Laughton & Throapham had 7,501 usual residents at the census.
About 72% of people in Laughton & Throapham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Laughton & Throapham, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.