Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finlay Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 257th highest crime rate of 869 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 Finlay Road (S65 1LS) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finlay Road (S65 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foljambe Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haldane Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finlay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haldane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haldane Road
Apr 2026Other theft Haldane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foljambe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour View Road
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finlay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopstoke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Foljambe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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