Crime Rates at Lindley Street, Rotherham, S65 1RS

Lindley Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 63rd 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 Lindley Street (S65 1RS) in the last 12 months was 283.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Street (S65 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwicke Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.