Mayor Ros Jones' cabinet endorses new strategy to improve safety in Doncaster
Local leaders hope to change public perception on safety in Doncaster, after statistics show improvement in crime rates.
Tackling anti-social behaviour, alcohol and substance misuse and organised crime are amongst the top priorities for local leaders to address crime and disorder in Doncaster.
Mayor Ros Jones’ cabinet endorsed the Safer Stronger Doncaster Partnership (SSDP)’s new community safety strategy, during a meeting on April 15, 2026, and recommended it be approved by full council at a future meeting.
Councillor Glyn Jones, deputy mayor and cabinet member for housing and safer communities, said: “Residents told us they want more visible action, better communication, and stronger partnership working at neighbourhood level.”
He said that over the next three years, the City of Doncaster Council, as part of the SSDP, will tackle six priorities to make the borough safer.
The deputy mayor said: “[We are] focusing on reducing anti-social behaviour through targeted action in hotspots and addressing environmental issues such as noise nuisance and off‑road bikes.
“Tackling substance and alcohol misuse through prevention, treatment and recovery with a strong emphasis on protecting children and families; reducing crime and reoffending by targeting the most harmful offenders and providing coordinated support across housing, health and employment; tackling serious and organised crime including exploitation, fraud and county lines, while protecting communities and businesses.
“Reducing violence and violent crime through a public health approach, knife crime prevention, a safer nighttime economy and tackling violence against women and girls; and tackling domestic and sexual abuse through prevention, early help, strengthened survivor support and holding perpetrators to account.”
Cllr Jones also said there had been significant strides made in reducing crime by the SSDP, but it faced challenges around public perception.
He told cabinet that crime had fallen by 15 per cent since 2022, including a 44 per cent reduction in the most serious violent crime, and residential burglary reducing by half.
As a result, the strategy aims to change the public perception around safety in Doncaster with “more visible” action on crime.