Total Crime Rate

479.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

336.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 479.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 336.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.0 10/10
  • Public order 110.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doncaster Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 19th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

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 Doncaster Road (S65 2BH) in the last 12 months was 479.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 336.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S65 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Parkfield Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonard'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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