Total Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rovers Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 378th 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 Rovers Way (DN4 5FP) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (234.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rovers Way (DN4 5FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herten Way, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herten Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belle Vue Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herten Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herten Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herten Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gliwice Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gliwice Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gliwice Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gliwice Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herten Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Race Track | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Race Track | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Race Track | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Race Track | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Race Track | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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