Total Crime Rate

369.0 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 369.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fitzwilliam Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 31st highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzwilliam Road (S65 1SL) in the last 12 months was 369.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 158.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzwilliam Road (S65 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishopstoke Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzwilliam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopstoke Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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