Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellgate Terrace area has the 41st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 870 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 Wellgate Terrace (S60 2ND) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellgate Terrace (S60 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Lane, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Lane (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellgate Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Public order Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollowgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quarry Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Hill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellgate Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Allan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Walker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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