Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferham Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 159th highest crime rate of 870 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 Ferham Road (S61 1BN) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferham Road (S61 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferham Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferham Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferham Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hartington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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