Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lymister Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lymister Avenue (S60 3DE) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymister Avenue (S60 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood Hall Drive. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lymister Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mortain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakwood Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lymister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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