Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderson Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 242nd 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 Alderson Drive (DN2 6DB) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderson Drive (DN2 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckingham Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderson Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alderson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alderson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetthorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braemar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetthorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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