Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 60th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 384th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (S70 3QS) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S70 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Applehurst Bank, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junction Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Applehurst Bank —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunderland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pindar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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