Total Crime Rate

236.5 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 236.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Copley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copley Road (DN1 2QW) in the last 12 months was 236.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copley Road (DN1 2QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince'S Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Copley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bar
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milbanke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milbanke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athron Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athron Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Penistone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broxholme Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Christ Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Christ Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Glyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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