Total Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 211.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Alma Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 124th highest crime rate of 869 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 Alma Road (S60 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (S60 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountenoy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mountenoy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountenoy Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ship Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Reneville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
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Data Sources

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