Total Crime Rate

479.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

336.4 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 479.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 336.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.0 10/10
  • Public order 110.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cottenham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 19th 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 Cottenham Road (S65 1LD) in the last 12 months was 479.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 336.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottenham Road (S65 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Leonard'S Lane, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridge Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denman Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonard'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonard'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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