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

High Street 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 High Street (DN1 1DE) 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 High Street (DN1 1DE), 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 (322 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George Gate
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baxter Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baxter Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxter Gate
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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