Total Crime Rate

182.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwell Grove area has the 39th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 130th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwell Grove (S65 1NF) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Grove (S65 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Rosewell Court. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwell Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rosewell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Beck Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Beck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foljambe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foljambe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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