Total Crime Rate
221.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selwyn Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 102nd 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 Selwyn Street (S65 1QN) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% 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 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwicke Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwicke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cottenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eldon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hardwicke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sumner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardwicke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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