Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 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 115.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Far Place area has the 59th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 276th 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 Far Place (S65 2RX) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Far Place (S65 2RX), the main crime hotspot is near The Lanes. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Far Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Far Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Far Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Far Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Far Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Far Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lanes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foljambe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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