Total Crime Rate

253.2 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 253.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lindley Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 70th highest crime rate of 870 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 Lindley Street (S65 1RS) in the last 12 months was 253.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Street (S65 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwicke Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Grafton Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Selborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jennings Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jennings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road
Sep 2025Public order Hardwicke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawson Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hardwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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