Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 183.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kings Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 204th 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 Kings Road (DN1 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (DN1 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkinson Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Glyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coopers Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coopers Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Penistone Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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