Crime Rates at Whiston Grove, Rotherham, S60 2TX

Whiston Grove 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 Whiston Grove (S60 2TX) 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 Whiston Grove (S60 2TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorgate Lane, where police recorded 49 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.