Total Crime Rate

463.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 463.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.2 9/10
  • Public order 65.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.9 10/10
  • Burglary 48.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Edlington & Warmsworth , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (DN12 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 463.4 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% higher than the Edlington & Warmsworth average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 158.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DN12 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johnson Court, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Crescent (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Johnson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Main Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Johnson Court Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johnson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johnson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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