Total Crime Rate

463.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

292.8 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 463.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 292.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.2 10/10
  • Public order 59.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Other theft 37.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Nelson Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 21st highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (S65 1EX) in the last 12 months was 463.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 292.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (S65 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Doncaster Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Allan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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