Total Crime Rate
77.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broom Valley Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 414th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Valley Road (S60 2QS) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broom Valley Road (S60 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Moorgate Lane. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mabel Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carrington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Carrington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Treherne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldred Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorgate Lane | Under investigation |
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