Crime Rates at Wharncliffe Street, Doncaster, DN4 0DQ

Wharncliffe Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharncliffe Street (DN4 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 503.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 294.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharncliffe Street (DN4 0DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsden Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Grove (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.