Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Leatham Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 184th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leatham Avenue (S61 1AD) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leatham Avenue (S61 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Oates Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leatham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradgate House Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colwick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copley Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Avon Mount Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovercourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Colwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fenton Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fenton Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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