Total Crime Rate

251.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 251.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wellgate area has the 24th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 84th 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 Wellgate (S60 2PD) in the last 12 months was 251.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellgate (S60 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilian Street South, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mabel Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broom Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broom Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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