Total Crime Rate

1236.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.6 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 1236.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 892.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Robbery 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • 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

Beckett Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beckett Road (DN2 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 1236.9 per 1,000 residents and was 426.9% 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 Shoplifting with 256 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 191.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckett Road (DN2 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Old School Way. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beckett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axholme Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axholme Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Axholme Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Lockwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radiance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Radiance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radiance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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