Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatham Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 870 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 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Street (S65 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Carlisle Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 40 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Lane β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Walker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilian Street South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Mount β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Park Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellgate Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Public order Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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