Total Crime Rate
3130.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorgate Street 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 Street (S60 2EY) 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 Street (S60 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Bridgegate. Police recorded 301 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vicarage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ship Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicarage Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicarage Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ship Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ship Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Maltings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgegate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgegate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgegate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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