Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Milton Road area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 293rd 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 Milton Road (S65 1QS) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (S65 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Road, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwicke Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denman Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close 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 St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road
Apr 2026Other crime Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road
Apr 2026Drugs Hardwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hardwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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