Total Crime Rate

281.3 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 281.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orchard Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Place (S60 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 175.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Place (S60 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walter Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thornhill Edge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Edge
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thornhill Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Edge
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road

Data Sources

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