Total Crime Rate

255.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 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 255.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waterside Cottages area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 79th 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 Waterside Cottages (S65 3SP) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Cottages (S65 3SP), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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