Total Crime Rate
203.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doncaster Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 126th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (S65 2BU) in the last 12 months was 203.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doncaster Road (S65 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Park Rise. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Leonard'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haldane Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Leonard'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopstoke Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | North Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haldane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St John'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Road | Under investigation |
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