Total Crime Rate
160.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Askrigg Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Askrigg Close (DN4 6QH) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Askrigg Close (DN4 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Middleham Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Askrigg Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Middleham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Middleham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broom Hill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Askrigg Close | — |
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