Total Crime Rate

221.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 221.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindley Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 102nd 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 1RT) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (β‰ˆ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Street (S65 1RT), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindley Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Other crime Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Selborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jennings Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Jennings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Hardwicke Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hardwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hardwicke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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