Total Crime Rate

283.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 283.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Rawson Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 869 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 Rawson Road (S65 1PR) in the last 12 months was 283.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawson Road (S65 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwicke Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rawson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hardwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hardwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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