Total Crime Rate

211.6 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 211.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vaughan Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 162nd 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 Vaughan Avenue (DN1 2QE) in the last 12 months was 211.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Avenue (DN1 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Prince'S Street. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vaughan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penistone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Penistone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penistone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penistone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penistone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Penistone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milbanke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milbanke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Christ Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lawn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lawn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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