Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Franklin Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 340th 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 Franklin Crescent (DN2 6AL) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Crescent (DN2 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Belle Vue Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belle Vue Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennetthorpe —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alderson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamilton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hamilton Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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