Total Crime Rate
4188.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parkinson Street area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parkinson Street (DN1 2SR) in the last 12 months was 4188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1767.9% 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 302 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 14 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 438 (≈ 1964.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkinson Street (DN1 2SR), 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.
View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Penistone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penistone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penistone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penistone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parkinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parkinson Street | Under investigation |
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