Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Other crime 25.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Hirst Gate area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hirst Gate (S64 0DP) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Mexborough average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirst Gate (S64 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near North Gate. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hirst Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayfield View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Makin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clayfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rydal Way
Apr 2026Public order Hirst Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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