Total Crime Rate

3295.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1463.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 3295.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1463.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 916.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 899.3 10/10
  • Public order 409.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.6 10/10
  • Other theft 187.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 144.3 10/10
  • Drugs 110.7 10/10
  • Robbery 87.3 10/10
  • Burglary 80.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 70.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 26.9 10/10
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

Moorgate Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 869 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 3295.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1128.7% higher 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 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 436 (≈ 1463.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorgate Road (S60 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Vicarage Lane. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coke Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vicarage Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coke Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vicarage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Unity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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