Crime Rates at Shawsfield Road, Rotherham, S60 2RT

Shawsfield Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 220th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shawsfield Road (S60 2RT) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shawsfield Road (S60 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lawton Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.