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Hexthorpe & Balby North: your area

Hexthorpe & Balby North ward · Doncaster. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 38% here, compared with 19% across Doncaster (19 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 11.7% here, compared with 19.4% across Doncaster (7.8 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 31.2% here, compared with 24.6% across Doncaster (6.6 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

11.7%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,427 out of 12,244.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.1%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

871 out of 12,242.

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People counted in the census

12,244

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

12,244 out of 12,244.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,643 out of 9,641.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

64.2%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,430 out of 5,345.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

26.4%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,409 out of 5,345.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

31.2%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,010 out of 9,641.

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Homes rented privately

38%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,058 out of 5,348.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

20%

21 March 2021 · Hexthorpe & Balby North ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,096 out of 5,348.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Hexthorpe & Balby North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,781 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,579 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Hexthorpe & Balby North ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 193 mapped crimes in September 2024; 219 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Hexthorpe & Balby North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202419320
October 202421224
November 202422122
December 202417220
January 202521628
February 202518518
March 202518833
April 202525530
May 202523248
June 202523537
July 202524035
August 202523040
September 202521433
October 202523124
November 202524923
December 202522618
January 202622533
February 202624016
March 202620729
April 202622024
May 202629821
June 202625619
July 202619631
August 202621924
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hexthorpe & Balby North
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime943
shoplifting566
criminal damage arson281
public order188
other theft184
burglary176
vehicle crime130
drugs126
other crime87
robbery40
possession of weapons31
bicycle theft19
theft from the person10
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →