Total Crime Rate

211.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 211.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brinsworth 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 5DL) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 5DL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brinsworth Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armistead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinsworth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fortway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernleigh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normanville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pike Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field View β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pike Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field View β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsworth Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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