Total Crime Rate

303.2 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 303.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hirst Gate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hirst Gate (S64 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 303.2 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 167.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 164.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirst Gate (S64 0DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clayfield View. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hirst Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coinston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coinston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempton Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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