Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorne Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Hawthorne Crescent (S64 9EL) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Mexborough average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Crescent (S64 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wath Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitelee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitelee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sycamore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Laburnum Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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