Total Crime Rate
303.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawes Close 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 Hawes Close (S64 0PF) 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 Hawes Close (S64 0PF), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mexborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coinston Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taunton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coinston Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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