Total Crime Rate

207.8 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 207.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Hartington Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 113th highest crime rate of 870 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 Hartington Road (S61 1DB) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (S61 1DB), 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 Hartington Road area

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

Data Sources

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