Total Crime Rate

1483.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

749.1 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 1483.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 749.1 10/10
  • Public order 400.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 330.9 10/10
  • Other crime 294.6 10/10
  • Drugs 229.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterdale area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 6th 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 Waterdale (DN1 3EY) in the last 12 months was 1483.6 per 1,000 residents and was 532.0% 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 Public order with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 749.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterdale (DN1 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 472 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nellie Stagles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nellie Stagles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nellie Stagles Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nellie Stagles Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scot Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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