Total Crime Rate

2870.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1062.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2870.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1062.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 743.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 670.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 345.2 10/10
  • Public order 302.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 202.7 10/10
  • Other theft 178.2 10/10
  • Burglary 84.6 10/10
  • Robbery 75.7 10/10
  • Drugs 66.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.7 10/10
  • Other crime 51.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
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

Priory Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

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 Priory Place (DN1 1BU) in the last 12 months was 2870.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1122.9% higher than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (234.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 334 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 477 (≈ 1062.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Place (DN1 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 672 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (315 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/215)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Sepulchre Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Sepulchre Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scot Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancery Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancery Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chancery Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chancery Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chancery Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
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Data Sources

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