Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 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 176.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Icknield Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 149th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Icknield Way (S60 5JF) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Icknield Way (S60 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Pike Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Icknield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gresham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armistead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Rise —
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehill Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Highlow View Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Highlow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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