Total Crime Rate

256.0 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 256.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Doncaster Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 59th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Doncaster Road (S63 9JB) in the last 12 months was 256.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S63 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meltonfield, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meltonfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meltonfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafton Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kathleen Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kathleen Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kathleen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kathleen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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