Total Crime Rate

214.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 214.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vaughan Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 159th 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 Vaughan Avenue (DN1 2QE) in the last 12 months was 214.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Avenue (DN1 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Prince'S Street. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 73 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Frances Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penistone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Milbanke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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