Total Crime Rate

522.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

388.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 522.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 388.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 303.0 10/10
  • Public order 78.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate 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 Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate (S60 2XL) 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 Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate (S60 2XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackbird Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gresham Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canklow Meadows Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gresham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbird Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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