Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Middle Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 145th 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 Middle Lane (S65 2TE) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Lane (S65 2TE), 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 Middle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Badsley Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middle Lane Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Granville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilberthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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