Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 72nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 (S70 1UQ) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S70 1UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Junction Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junction Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pindar Street —
Sep 2025Public order Pindar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsbridge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pindar Oakes Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pindar Oakes Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Seth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Osborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dalton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuscany Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuscany Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakwell Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuscany Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakwell Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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