Total Crime Rate
121.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Finlay 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.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haldane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesterton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesterton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesterton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haldane Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Foljambe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St John'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finlay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopstoke Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
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