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

Old Guildhall Yard 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 Old Guildhall Yard (DN1 1QW) 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 Old Guildhall Yard (DN1 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 672 crimes here, including 260 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Guildhall Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George Gate —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Baxter Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
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 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 Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery St Sepulchre Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Sepulchre Gate —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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Data Sources

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