Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Thorne Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorne Road (DN2 5BE) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorne Road (DN2 5BE), 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 Thorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axholme Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Axholme Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axholme Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old School Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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