Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Drugs 27.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milethorn Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 72nd 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 Milethorn Lane (DN1 2SU) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milethorn Lane (DN1 2SU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Milethorn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Athron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Athron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radiance Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cheshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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