Total Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.1 2/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Grove (S60 3ET) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Grove (S60 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lisle Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlingford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swifte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6021 Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Ledsham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swifte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swifte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ledsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swifte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlingford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledsham Road
Sep 2025Other theft Ledsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norrel'S Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norrel'S Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road

Data Sources

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