Total Crime Rate

379.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.0 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 379.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Erskine 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 Erskine Road (S65 1RF) 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 Erskine Road (S65 1RF), 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 Erskine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A630 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road —
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 2026Other crime Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A633 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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