Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lifford Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 483rd lowest 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 Lifford Road (DN2 4BY) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lifford Road (DN2 4BY), 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 Lifford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axholme Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axholme Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durnford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Axholme Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Way —
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Data Sources

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