Total Crime Rate

217.9 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 217.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Charles Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 154th 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 Charles Street (DN1 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (DN1 2RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkinson Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broxholme Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vaughan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Sep 2025Public order Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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