Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheffield Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 68th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheffield Road (S60 1BN) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S60 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Ickles Way. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ickles Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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