Total Crime Rate

451.2 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 451.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Public order 67.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 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

Lower Dolcliffe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 39th 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 Lower Dolcliffe Road (S64 9PA) in the last 12 months was 451.2 per 1,000 residents and was 205.3% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 218.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Dolcliffe Road (S64 9PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Dolcliffe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bhatia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dolcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belle Vue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bhatia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bhatia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oliver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bhatia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hartley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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