Total Crime Rate

540.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

260.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 540.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 260.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.6 10/10
  • Public order 56.9 10/10
  • Drugs 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Urban Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 23rd 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 Urban Road (DN4 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 540.7 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 260.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urban Road (DN4 0EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Eden Grove. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Urban Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evanston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Langer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laneside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Senior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Senior Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Senior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Hexthorpe Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Laneside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Laneside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laneside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Laneside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Windle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Laneside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Laneside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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