Total Crime Rate

382.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 382.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 15th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 841 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 3PY) in the last 12 months was 382.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S70 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 17 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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