Total Crime Rate
221.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindley 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Boston Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grafton Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lindley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lindley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selborne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selborne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jennings Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rawson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwicke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwicke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwicke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hardwicke Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hardwicke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardwicke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwicke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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