Total Crime Rate
379.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
202.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hardwicke Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwicke Road (S65 1RE) in the last 12 months was 379.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 201.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hardwicke Road (S65 1RE), 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.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lindley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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