Total Crime Rate

387.9 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 387.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.4 8/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
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

Winifred Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 29th 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 Winifred Street (S60 1LW) in the last 12 months was 387.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 166.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winifred Street (S60 1LW), 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 Winifred Street 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 Under investigation
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 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 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Edge
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Edge
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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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