Overview of Doncaster crime rate
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Doncaster, with a high crime rating, stands as the 3rd among 25 surrounding boroughs for crime rate, reporting 47,157 incidents in 2023 for a population of 308,106. This results in a crime rate of 153.05 per 1,000 residents, showing a minimal decrease of 0.27% compared to the last year.
The leading types of crime in Doncaster are Violence and sexual offences (33.3%), Anti-social behaviour (13.6%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.2%), with the least common being Possession of weapons (1.0%), Bicycle theft (0.6%), and Theft from the person (0.5%).
Among its 21 wards, Doncaster’s highest crime rates are in Town (Doncaster) (439.2), Hexthorpe & Balby North (269.7), and Balby South (176.8), whereas the safest wards are Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall (81.4), Sprotbrough (78.0), and Finningley (69.9).
Regarding postcode districts within or overlapping Doncaster, DN1 (760.4), S25 (178.3), and S65 (169.3) have the highest crime rates, while DN14 (81.0), DN10 (63.6), and DN9 (61.1) are the safest.
In Doncaster, there were initial increases in Anti-social behaviour in 2020 and again in 2023, alongside consistent rises in Violence and sexual offences from 2020 through 2022. Shoplifting, Other theft, Vehicle crime, and Criminal damage and arson also saw upticks, particularly notable for Shoplifting in 2023. However, there were decreases in Anti-social behaviour in the intervening years, a drop in Burglary in 2020, and declines in Shoplifting, Vehicle crime, and Criminal damage and arson in the following years, with Violence and sexual offences decreasing in 2023.
Doncaster crime incidents by crime type
A total of 47157 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 15724 (33.3)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 6399 (13.6)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 4325 (9.2)%
- Shoplifting – 4162 (8.8)%
- Public order – 3717 (7.9)%
- Other theft – 3111 (6.6)%
- Vehicle crime – 2887 (6.1)%
- Burglary – 2751 (5.8)%
- Other crime – 1565 (3.3)%
- Drugs – 992 (2.1)%
- Robbery – 533 (1.1)%
- Possession of weapons – 485 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 278 (0.6)%
- Theft from the person – 228 (0.5)%
How does Doncaster compare against nearby areas ?
Doncaster ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Doncaster wards
There are 21 wards within Doncaster. Town (Doncaster), Hexthorpe & Balby North, Balby South has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Doncaster
There are 19 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Doncaster. Highest crime rates in DN1, S25, S65 .
- DN1 – 760.4
- S25 – 178.3
- S65 – 169.3
- DN4 – 169.2
- DN2 – 157.5
- DN6 – 156.6
- S26 – 150.1
- DN12 – 149.1
- WF8 – 137.9
- DN7 – 133.3
- DN5 – 127.0
- S64 – 121.4
- DN8 – 101.0
- DN11 – 100.8
- S66 – 94.1
- DN3 – 81.7
- DN14 – 81.0
- DN10 – 63.6
- DN9 – 61.1
Postcode districts in Doncaster
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