Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 60th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 279th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Avenue (S65 2PY) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (S65 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Lane. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilberthorpe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lister Street Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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