Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Nursery Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Gardens (DN3 2BL) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Armthorpe average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Gardens (DN3 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Balk, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Mews (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worral Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Worral Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bardon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edencroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Balk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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