Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Avenue area has the 65th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 319th highest crime rate of 869 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 St Johns Avenue (S60 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Avenue (S60 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Providence Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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