New survey names Doncaster as one of worst places in country for a night out

Doncaster has been named as one of the worst places in the country for a night out, according to a new survey.
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A study of towns and cities across Britain claims Doncaster is the 15th worst place for a night out, based on figures relating to binge drinking, people cheating on their partners and crime levels.

The study, carried out by Online Casinos, named Blackpool as the country’s number one ‘beer fear' capital, with Wokingham named the best place to safely socialise.

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Overall, Doncaster was placed 15th out of 53 UK towns and cities, with Sheffield (36th) and Barnsley (39th) the two other South Yorkshire destinations featured.

Doncaster is one of the worst places for a night out, according to a new survey.Doncaster is one of the worst places for a night out, according to a new survey.
Doncaster is one of the worst places for a night out, according to a new survey.

Doncaster was ranked 31st worst for binge drinking and in ninth spot for crime with Barnsley (15th and 36th) and Sheffield (46th and 32nd) respectively.

When it comes to cheating on partners, Doncaster was in 21st place, just behind Sheffield (20th) with Barnsley 42nd.

London ranked second worst place for a civilised night out.

A spokesman for Online Casinos said: "With Brits eager to paint the town red, Online Casinos has analysed cheating statistics, crime index data and alcohol-related hospital admissions to unveil the best and worst places for a civilised night out.”

The 10 worst

1 Blackpool

2 London

3 Watford

4 Manchester

5 Gloucester

6 Southampton

7 Nottingham

8 Oxford

9 Portsmouth

10 Newcastle

The 10 best

1 Wokingham

2 Warrington

3 Bedford

4 Bournemouth

5 Swindon

6 Carlisle

7 Lincoln

8 Middlesbrough

9 Cheltenham

10 Northampton

The full report is HERE