Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Rotherham, S65 2HE

Chestnut Avenue area has the 59th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 276th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (S65 2HE) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (S65 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foljambe Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.