Crime Rates at Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2BF

Moorgate Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 2nd 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 Moorgate Road (S60 2BF) in the last 12 months was 3130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.4% 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 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , up 37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 74.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 414 (≈ 1389.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorgate Road (S60 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Vicarage Lane. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.