Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Rotherham, S65 1EX

Nelson Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 34th 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 Nelson Street (S65 1EX) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 226.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (S65 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.