Total Crime Rate

5370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 5370.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 781.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 668.9 10/10
  • Public order 649.0 10/10
  • Other theft 337.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 158.9 10/10
  • Robbery 158.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 106.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 99.3 10/10
  • Drugs 86.1 10/10
  • Burglary 72.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 59.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 53.0 10/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
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

Effingham Square area has the highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the highest crime rate of 870 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 Square (S65 1AP) in the last 12 months was 5370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1950.7% higher than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 320 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 249 (≈ 1649.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Effingham Square (S65 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henry Street, where police recorded 339 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgegate (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Effingham Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vicarage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Henry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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