Total Crime Rate

537.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 537.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 227.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Edlington & Warmsworth , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Crescent (DN12 1BD) in the last 12 months was 537.4 per 1,000 residents and was 353.0% higher than the Edlington & Warmsworth average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 145.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Crescent (DN12 1BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johnson Court, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staveley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Staveley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prince'S Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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