Total Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 222.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lyncroft Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 115th 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 Lyncroft Close (S60 5PH) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyncroft Close (S60 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackbird Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gresham Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyncroft Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbird Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Rise —
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gresham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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