Total Crime Rate

3130.9 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 3130.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 849.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 620.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 439.6 10/10
  • Public order 409.4 10/10
  • Other theft 198.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 127.5 10/10
  • Drugs 100.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 73.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 73.8 10/10
  • Robbery 57.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Burglary 47.0 10/10
  • Other crime 47.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.9 10/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 870 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 Sheffield Road (S60 1DA) in the last 12 months was 3130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.4% higher 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 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , up 37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 74.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 414 (≈ 1389.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S60 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 65 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coke Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coke Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Coke Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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