Total Crime Rate
122.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holmes Lane area has the 55th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 249th 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 Holmes Lane (S61 1DA) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmes Lane (S61 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferham Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Devonshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hartington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cavendish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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