Total Crime Rate

65.7 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 65.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heron Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Drive (S64 0AF) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Mexborough average (147.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Drive (S64 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Buzzard Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pastures Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Road —
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Data Sources

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