Crime Rates at St James Street, Doncaster, DN1 3QH

St James Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Street (DN1 3QH) in the last 12 months was 330.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Street (DN1 3QH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 153 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.