Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Hamilton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 430th 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 Hamilton Road (DN4 5BD) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (DN4 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetthorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theobald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theobald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theobald Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetthorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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