Total Crime Rate
343.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montague Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Montague Street (DN1 2QY) in the last 12 months was 343.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montague Street (DN1 2QY), 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.
View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penistone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Penistone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penistone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vaughan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penistone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sunny Bar | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunny Bar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bar | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bar | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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