Total Crime Rate

180.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 180.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 131st 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 Princes Street (S60 1HX) in the last 12 months was 180.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (S60 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Providence Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Providence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Providence Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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