Total Crime Rate
245.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairburn Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 77th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairburn Gardens (S60 5PF) in the last 12 months was 245.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairburn Gardens (S60 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Blackbird Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Scammadine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gresham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorndale Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackbird Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairburn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitehill Willow | Under investigation |
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