Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 65th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 228th highest crime rate of 845 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 3RH) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S70 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Crescent. Police recorded 38 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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent —
Apr 2026Robbery Oaks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gerald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gerald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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