Total Crime Rate

261.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 261.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Selborne 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 Selborne Street (S65 1RR) 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 Selborne Street (S65 1RR), 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 Selborne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A633 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A633 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A630 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Robbery Hardwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denman Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramwell Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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