Total Crime Rate

516.1 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 516.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.4 10/10
  • Public order 87.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Other crime 36.9 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sun Lea Flats area has the 7th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 12th 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 Sun Lea Flats (S65 1NT) in the last 12 months was 516.1 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 308.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Lea Flats (S65 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near St Leonard'S Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Lea Flats area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawson Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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