Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 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 156.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • 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

Ashwell 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwell Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour View Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Robbery Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Beck Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foljambe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finlay 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 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Far Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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