Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Avenue area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 375th highest crime rate of 869 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 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (S65 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Lane. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 45 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilberthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badsley Street South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badsley Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Granville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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