Total Crime Rate
360.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Snail Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Snail Hill (S60 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 360.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Snail Hill (S60 2BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henry Street, where police recorded 354 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgegate (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ship Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridgegate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridgegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bridgegate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bridgegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridgegate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridgegate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridgegate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | College Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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