Total Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashwell Grove area has the 39th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 175th 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 Ashwell Grove (S65 1NF) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashwell Grove (S65 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foljambe Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Beck | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Foljambe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finlay 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 | Criminal damage and arson | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oak Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Far Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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