Crime Rates at Wortley Road, Rotherham, S61 1LJ

Wortley Road area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 314th 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 Wortley Road (S61 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 533.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wortley Road (S61 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilton Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.