Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 410th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (S65 2EW) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (S65 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burns Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Far Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Far Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Far Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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