Total Crime Rate
360.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doncaster Gate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
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 Doncaster Gate (S65 1DA) in the last 12 months was 360.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Boston Castle average (268.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doncaster Gate (S65 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Henry Street. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Henry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crofts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crofts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Henry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Doncaster Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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