Total Crime Rate

409.1 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 409.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.3 10/10
  • Other crime 56.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

West Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 52nd 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 West Street (DN1 3AA) in the last 12 months was 409.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -51.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 177.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (DN1 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 729 crimes here, including 259 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Doncaster Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Place
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grove Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Doncaster Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Sepulchre Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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