Total Crime Rate

274.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 274.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.4 10/10
  • Drugs 47.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Apley Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Apley Road (DN1 2AX) in the last 12 months was 274.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% higher than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 156.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apley Road (DN1 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Apley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Square
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Apley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Apley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Road
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carr House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr House Road
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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