Total Crime Rate
157.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Masefield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Town , and the 256th 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 Masefield Road (DN2 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Town average (317.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 260.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Masefield Road (DN2 5SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlisle Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Vale (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linkswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Top Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandall Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgehill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Jubilee Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silver Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fernhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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