Total Crime Rate

256.5 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 256.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dodds Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 67th 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 Dodds Close (S60 1BX) in the last 12 months was 256.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dodds Close (S60 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Canklow Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dodds Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Canklow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canklow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canklow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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