Total Crime Rate

243.3 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 243.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Drugs 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Decoy Bank area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 127th 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 Decoy Bank (DN4 5JD) in the last 12 months was 243.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Decoy Bank (DN4 5JD), 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.

View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North

Crime Over Time in Decoy Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Court —
Sep 2025Robbery Jarratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Decoy Bank North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Decoy Bank North —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carr Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarratt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Decoy Bank North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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