Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 439th 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 The Crescent (DN3 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DN3 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nutwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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