Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 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 81.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Street area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 395th 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 Street (S65 2SP) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (S65 2SP), 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 Cambridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilberthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Badsley Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopstoke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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