Total Crime Rate
261.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Russell Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 77th 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 Russell Street (S65 1RN) in the last 12 months was 261.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russell Street (S65 1RN), 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.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Stephen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A630 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Owen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lindley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A633 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A633 | Under investigation |
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