Total Crime Rate
384.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
190.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Don Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Don Street (DN1 2SF) in the last 12 months was 384.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 190.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Don Street (DN1 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Parkinson Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Athron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Athron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Athron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Athron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christ Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christ Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christ Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nether Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nether Hall Road | Under investigation |
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