Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Gate area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Gate (S60 3BF) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Gate (S60 3BF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakwood Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lymister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile Oak Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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