Crime Rates at Selwood Flats, Rotherham, S65 2BP

Selwood Flats area has the 5th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 9th 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 Selwood Flats (S65 2BP) in the last 12 months was 623.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 383.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 145.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwood Flats (S65 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Lane. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.