Total Crime Rate
243.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Conisbrough , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Old Road (DN12 3LR) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Conisbrough average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Road (DN12 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmeline Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Conisbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hill Top Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knaresborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knaresborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawthorn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Christable Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Emmeline Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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