Crime Rates at Scot Lane, Doncaster, DN1 1EW

Scot Lane area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scot Lane (DN1 1EW) in the last 12 months was 3923.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1571.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 272 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 15 cases , up 7.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 395 (≈ 1771.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scot Lane (DN1 1EW), 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.