Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gerard Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 168th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gerard Road (S60 2PN) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 525.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Road (S60 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Horace Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gerard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountenoy Road —
Sep 2025Public order Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rotherstoke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollowgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountenoy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mountenoy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountenoy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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