Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Doncaster, DN2 5BY

Osborne Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Road (DN2 5BY) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (DN2 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Imperial Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.