Crime Rates at Essex Drive, Bircotes, Doncaster, DN11 8BH

Essex Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blyth , and the 150th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .

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 Essex Drive (DN11 8BH) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Blyth average (93.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Drive (DN11 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Suffolk Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galway Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.