Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fenton Fields area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fenton Fields (S61 3SU) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fenton Fields (S61 3SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwick Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenton Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ten Acre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colwick Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colwick Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ten Acre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ten Acre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Colwick Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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