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Dinnington

Ward

South east Rotherham. About 13,022 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 83% of people in Dinnington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,379
1,471st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
83%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dinnington compares

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

DinningtonMiddle
Population25 wards, Rotherham · 2021
Population: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 7,783 to 16,748. The middle area is 9,515. Dinnington is 12,379.
12,3798th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Rotherham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 3.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Dinnington is 83.0%.
83%joint 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Rotherham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 88.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.9%. Dinnington is 91.9%.
91.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Rotherham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rotherham25 areas from 1.6% to 7.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Dinnington is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 12th lowest

Is Dinnington safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dinnington at a rate of 114.2 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, 116 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dinnington.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (540), anti-social behaviour (290) and other crime (246).

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 ward, so they describe all of Rotherham and not Dinnington 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
Dinnington in brief

Dinnington had 12,379 usual residents at the census.

About 83% of people in Dinnington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dinnington, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dinnington, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.