Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmfield Road (DN1 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield Road (DN1 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Jarratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Road
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carr Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarratt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Childers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr House Road
Sep 2025Robbery Carr House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Palmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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