Total Crime Rate

109.6 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 61st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Boston Castle , and the 285th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (S65 2BN) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S65 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Lane. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 54 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 2025Bicycle theft Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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