Total Crime Rate

1465.5 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 1465.5 10/10
  • Other crime 425.5 10/10
  • Public order 363.6 10/10
  • Drugs 272.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 240.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Waterdale area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 6th 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 Waterdale (DN1 3EY) in the last 12 months was 1465.5 per 1,000 residents and was 553.5% 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 Other crime with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 629.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 334.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterdale (DN1 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 447 crimes here, including 322 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterdale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Scot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scot Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scot Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scot Lane
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Scot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hall Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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