Total Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Braemar Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 451st lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Braemar Road (DN2 5HN) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Braemar Road (DN2 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Glamis Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 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 | Zetland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunleary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunleary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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