Crime Rate in Norton & Askern, ward

Norton & Askern has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Doncaster district and the 1629th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 145th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Norton & Askern in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Doncaster district average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Norton & Askern’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 566 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 694 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Norton & Askern ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 101 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ryecroft Road (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.