Total Crime Rate

3187.1 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 3187.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 899.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 792.9 10/10
  • Public order 340.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 311.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 209.4 10/10
  • Other theft 169.3 10/10
  • Burglary 100.2 10/10
  • Drugs 75.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 62.4 10/10
  • Robbery 60.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.7 10/10
  • Other crime 51.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 33.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
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

Spring Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 2nd 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 Spring Gardens (DN1 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 3187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1321.3% 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 Shoplifting with 404 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 11 cases , down -35.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 61.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 551 (≈ 1227.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Gardens (DN1 3DJ), 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 Spring Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Doncaster Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doncaster Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doncaster Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doncaster Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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