Total Crime Rate

262.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellcroft Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Town , and the 112th 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 Wellcroft Close (DN2 5RU) in the last 12 months was 262.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Town average (317.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellcroft Close (DN2 5RU), the main crime hotspot is near Danesthorpe Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellcroft Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cardigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linkswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danesthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Danesthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fernhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shetland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shetland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shetland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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