Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 161.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hawfield Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawfield Close (DN4 0JE) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawfield Close (DN4 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laneside Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shady Side (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shady Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Langer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Road
Apr 2026Other theft Windle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evanston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evanston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shady Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laneside Close
Apr 2026Drugs Laneside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laneside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Laneside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laneside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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