Total Crime Rate

273.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 273.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 21st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 55th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (S70 3PH) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S70 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doncaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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