Total Crime Rate

185.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 185.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Kings Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (DN1 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkinson Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 68 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 (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Milbanke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penistone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Athron Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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