Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.6 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Town Street area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 337th 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 Town Street (S60 2JP) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (S60 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rother View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canklow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canklow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canklow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canklow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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