Total Crime Rate

461.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 461.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Burglary 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • 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

Railway Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Court (DN4 5FB) in the last 12 months was 461.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Court (DN4 5FB), the main crime hotspot is near Carr Lane. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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