Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rovers Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 412th 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 Rovers Way (DN4 5FP) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rovers Way (DN4 5FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belle Vue Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rovers Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agnes' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herten Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herten Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herten Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town End Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Town End Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Race Track Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dakota Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Way
Sep 2025Public order Belle Vue Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dakota Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gliwice Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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