Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Street (S65 2ST) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Street (S65 2ST), 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.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | North Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St John'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopstoke Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Badsley Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badsley Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badsley Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Badsley Moor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Further action is not in the public interest |
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