Crime Rates at Highwoods Road, Mexborough, S64 9EP

Highwoods Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 29th 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 Highwoods Road (S64 9EP) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.3% higher than the Mexborough average (147.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 177.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwoods Road (S64 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Wath Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.