Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brunswick Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 431st highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Road (S60 2RY) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Road (S60 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Park Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawton Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norrel'S Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A618 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A618 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A618 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norrel'S Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guest Road | — |
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