Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Wakelam Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 138th 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 Wakelam Drive (DN3 2FR) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Armthorpe average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakelam Drive (DN3 2FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harris Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakelam Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doncaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walstow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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