Total Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 215.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lowther Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Road (DN1 2TR) in the last 12 months was 215.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Road (DN1 2TR), the main crime hotspot is near Old School Way. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radiance Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Durnford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Lockwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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