Total Crime Rate

174.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 174.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 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

Old Hexthorpe area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Hexthorpe (DN4 0JB) in the last 12 months was 174.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hexthorpe (DN4 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Laneside Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Hexthorpe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nicholson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laneside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Travis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laneside Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laneside Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Laneside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Hexthorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laneside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Laneside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Windle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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