Total Crime Rate
79.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rands Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Rands Lane (DN3 3DY) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Armthorpe average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rands Lane (DN3 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercel Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Armthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercel Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palm Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wickett Hern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickett Hern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mercel Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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