Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victorian 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.

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Crime Over Time in Victorian Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axholme Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axholme Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Axholme Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Imperial Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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