Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Josephine Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 238th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Josephine Road (S61 1BL) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Josephine Road (S61 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Josephine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hartington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferham Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
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Data Sources

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