Total Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shoreham Drive area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shoreham Drive (S60 3DT) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shoreham Drive (S60 3DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haworth Bank, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxton Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stafford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lymister Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haworth Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haworth Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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