Total Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Street (S64 9RD) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Street (S64 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Newark Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitelee Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitelee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highwoods Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highwoods Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highwoods Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highwoods Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sycamore Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Gardens | — |
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