Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fernleigh Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 260th 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 Fernleigh Drive (S60 5PE) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernleigh Drive (S60 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Normanville Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fernleigh Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernleigh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinsford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinsford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fortway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackmoor Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinsford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinsford Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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