Total Crime Rate

610.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

370.1 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 610.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 370.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.9 10/10
  • Public order 97.4 10/10
  • Burglary 39.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Selwood Flats area has the 4th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 9th highest crime rate of 869 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 610.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 370.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwood Flats (S65 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Lane. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selwood Flats area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonard'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonard'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopstoke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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