Crime Rates at Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2TZ

Moorgate Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 16th 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 Moorgate Road (S60 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 489.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 353.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorgate Road (S60 2TZ), 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.