Crime Rates at Moorgate Grove, Rotherham, S60 2TT

Moorgate Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 869 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 Moorgate Grove (S60 2TT) in the last 12 months was 546.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 103.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorgate Grove (S60 2TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorgate Lane, where police recorded 132 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.