Total Crime Rate

322.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 322.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Childers Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childers Street (DN4 5DA) in the last 12 months was 322.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Childers Street (DN4 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Lady Bank Drive. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Childers Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr House Road
Apr 2026Other crime Carr House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Bank Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street
Apr 2026Burglary Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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