Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 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 173.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 35th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Lane (S65 2TH) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Lane (S65 2TH), 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilberthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Badsley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Lane 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 2026Vehicle crime Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Badsley Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Granville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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