Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Roman Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Roman Road (DN4 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (DN4 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Theobald Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theobald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theobald Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennetthorpe —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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