Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cambridge Place area has the 60th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 279th 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 Cambridge Place (S65 2RD) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Place (S65 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopstoke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finlay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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