Total Crime Rate

313.5 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 313.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Popular Mews area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Popular Mews (DN4 5FR) in the last 12 months was 313.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popular Mews (DN4 5FR), 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.

View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North

Crime Over Time in Popular Mews 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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.