Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doncaster Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (S65 1DU) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Boston Castle average (261.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S65 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Henry Street. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 129 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs College Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellgate Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollowgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whybourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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