Total Crime Rate
81.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakdale Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 394th 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 Oakdale Road (S61 2NU) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakdale Road (S61 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edale Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembroke Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Pitt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jordan Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dycott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dycott Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dycott Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A6109 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Bank Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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