Total Crime Rate
133.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victorian Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 317th 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 Victorian Crescent (DN2 5BW) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victorian Crescent (DN2 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Gardens. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Axholme Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Axholme Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Auckland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmoral Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Axholme Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Imperial Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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