Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wortley Road area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 303rd 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 Wortley Road (S61 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wortley Road (S61 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwick Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clara Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wortley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clara Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgate House Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwick Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwick Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Colwick Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clara Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bradgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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