Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 28.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Islington Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Islington Drive (DN4 6FA) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islington Drive (DN4 6FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bretby Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Islington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bretby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stone Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunniwood Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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