Total Crime Rate

336.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 336.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Decoy Bank area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 71st highest crime rate of 1,001 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 336.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (234.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Decoy Bank (DN4 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Carr Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Decoy Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heavens Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jarratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bentinck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gill Street —
Apr 2026Public order Gill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decoy Bank North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heavens Walk —
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Data Sources

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