Total Crime Rate
3295.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1463.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Effingham Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Effingham Street (S65 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 3295.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1128.7% higher 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 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 436 (≈ 1463.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effingham Street (S65 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henry Street, where police recorded 354 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgegate (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Doncaster Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crofts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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