Total Crime Rate
137.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorne Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorne Road (DN1 2JT) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorne Road (DN1 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Gardens. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lawn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rectory Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Vincent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
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