Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 124.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Broom Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 245th highest crime rate of 869 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 Broom Road (S60 2SU) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Road (S60 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lisle Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxley Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broom Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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