Total Crime Rate

3295.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1463.1 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 3295.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1463.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 916.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 899.3 10/10
  • Public order 409.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.6 10/10
  • Other theft 187.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 144.3 10/10
  • Drugs 110.7 10/10
  • Robbery 87.3 10/10
  • Burglary 80.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 70.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 26.9 10/10
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

Westgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 2nd 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 Westgate (S60 1BD) in the last 12 months was 3295.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1128.7% 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 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 436 (≈ 1463.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (S60 1BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Domine Lane, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Domine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Domine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Domine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Domine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Domine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Domine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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