Total Crime Rate
2870.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1062.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Printing Office 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 Printing Office Street (DN1 1TJ) 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 Printing Office Street (DN1 1TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 607 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.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Sepulchre Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baxter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baxter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baxter Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Sepulchre Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Sepulchre Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Sepulchre Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Sepulchre Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Sepulchre Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Sepulchre Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Sepulchre Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Sepulchre Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Sepulchre Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Sepulchre Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Sepulchre Gate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Sepulchre Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Sepulchre Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George Gate | Under investigation |
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