Crime Rates at Selwyn Street, Rotherham, S65 1QN

Selwyn Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 241st 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 Selwyn Street (S65 1QN) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Street (S65 1QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Road, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwicke Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.