Total Crime Rate

448.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 448.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westminster Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wheatley Hills & Intake , and the 38th 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 Westminster Crescent (DN2 6JA) in the last 12 months was 448.3 per 1,000 residents and was 224.1% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 247.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Crescent (DN2 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near Atholl Crescent. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lothian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atholl Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bluefield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atholl Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atholl Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wembley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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