Total Crime Rate

3923.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1771.3 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 3923.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1771.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1219.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 524.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 354.3 10/10
  • Public order 345.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 282.5 10/10
  • Other theft 242.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 219.7 10/10
  • Drugs 170.4 10/10
  • Burglary 139.0 10/10
  • Robbery 121.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 85.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 80.7 10/10
  • Other crime 71.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 67.3 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

Market Place 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 Market Place (DN1 1NE) 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 Market Place (DN1 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 668 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 Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/201)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Fisher Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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