Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kimberworth Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 217th highest crime rate of 869 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 Kimberworth Road (S61 1AE) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberworth Road (S61 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferham Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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