Crime Rates at Moorgate View, Rotherham, S60 2UG

Moorgate View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 14th 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 View (S60 2UG) in the last 12 months was 522.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% higher than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 388.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorgate View (S60 2UG), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 129 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.