Crime Rates at Cottenham Road, Rotherham, S65 1LF

Cottenham Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 204th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottenham Road (S65 1LF) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottenham Road (S65 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Road, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwicke Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.