Total Crime Rate
211.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brinsworth Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 111th highest crime rate of 870 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 Brinsworth Lane (S60 5BX) in the last 12 months was 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brinsworth Lane (S60 5BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinsworth Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pike Road (11 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Field View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Letard Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pike Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pike Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Normanville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Armistead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pike Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Field View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinsworth Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinsworth Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pike Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fortway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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