Total Crime Rate

398.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 398.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Other 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

Armthorpe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Town , and the 50th 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 Armthorpe Road (DN2 5DN) in the last 12 months was 398.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Town average (307.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armthorpe Road (DN2 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Bluefield Way. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bluefield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wembley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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