Total Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wade Close area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 869 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 Wade Close (S60 2SA) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wade Close (S60 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norrel'S Croft, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxley Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shawsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Treherne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oxley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Croft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Croft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rencliffe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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