Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fenton Close 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 Fenton Close (DN3 3SF) 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 Fenton Close (DN3 3SF), 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.
View Crime In Armthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cranfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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