Total Crime Rate

221.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selwyn 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.

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Crime Over Time in Selwyn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hardwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardwicke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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