Total Crime Rate
161.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Stephens Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 158th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Road (S65 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Stephens Road (S65 1PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwicke Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nottingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jennings Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walker Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Walker Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walker Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rawson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cottenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwicke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
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