Total Crime Rate

238.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 238.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oates Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 92nd 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 Oates Close (S61 1TP) in the last 12 months was 238.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oates Close (S61 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Oates Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oates Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwick Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwick Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Colwick Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Copley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copley Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Copley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oates Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oates Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oates Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oates Close —
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Data Sources

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