Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chatham Street area has the 61st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 286th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Street (S65 1DR) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Street (S65 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Carlisle Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Doncaster Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elliott Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elliott Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellgate Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliott Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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