Total Crime Rate

279.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 279.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Heather Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Close (S60 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (S60 2TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorgate Lane, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Park Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rotherstoke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Terrace —
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Data Sources

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