Crime Rates at Nightingale Close, Rotherham, S60 2AB

Nightingale Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 58th 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 Nightingale Close (S60 2AB) in the last 12 months was 274.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Close (S60 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near The Maltings. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.