Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairfax Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wheatley Hills & Intake , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfax Road (DN2 6ES) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Wheatley Hills & Intake average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (DN2 6ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dublin Road, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicklow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dublin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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