Total Crime Rate

242.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 242.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gerard Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 79th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gerard Road (S60 2QF) in the last 12 months was 242.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 487.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Road (S60 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horace Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrington Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gerard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Park Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Mount β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Park Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mabel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mabel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollowgate β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellgate Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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