Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (S64 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (S64 0LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Gate (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen View β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland View β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Hirst Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Auckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harlington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Gate β€”

Data Sources

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