February 2026 Source: South Yorkshire Police Police

Doncaster Crime Intelligence Report

Doncaster recorded 3,094 crimes in February 2026, equating to a crime rate of 10.04 per 1,000 residents. This places Doncaster at #27 of 331 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has decreased by 6.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 2.1% higher.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: February 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

3,094
trending_down -6.0% vs last month

Crime Rate

10.04per 1k
Moderate

National Rank

#27of 331

By total crime volume

South Yorkshire

#2rank

Ranked within county

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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District View
Live Points
Crime Incident
Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 36 Public order: 4 Robbery: 3
36
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 30
30
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 29
29
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 28
28
On or near Prison Map
Violence and sexual offences: 15 Other crime: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 4
15
On or near Old School Way Map
Shoplifting: 20 Robbery: 3
20
On or near Hampden Crescent Map
Violence and sexual offences: 15 Other crime: 6
15
On or near Denison Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 20
20
On or near Dublin Road Map
Shoplifting: 20
20
On or near Police Station Map
Public order: 9 Other crime: 6 Possession of weapons: 2
9

Crime Breakdown

February 2026
3,094 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
1,124
36.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
437
14.1%
Shoplifting
293
9.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
259
8.4%
Public Order
191
6.2%
Vehicle Crime
186
6.0%
Other Theft
170
5.5%
Burglary
146
4.7%
Other Crime
116
3.7%
Drug Offences
76
2.5%
Robbery
46
1.5%
Weapons Possession
32
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
10
0.3%
Theft from Person
8
0.3%

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Ward Safety Rankings

21 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Town 621 2.1
2Hexthorpe & Balby North 263 8.9
3Wheatley Hills & Intake 203 3.9
4Mexborough 193 5.8
5Bentley 189 6.4

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldEdenthorpe & Kirk Sandall 45 3.4
shieldSprotbrough 48 11.8
shieldFinningley 61 4.5
shieldRoman Ridge 68 3.9
shieldBalby South 73 4.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -6.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.1%

Data Transparency

Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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