Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shardlow Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shardlow Gardens (DN4 6UB) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shardlow Gardens (DN4 6UB), the main crime hotspot is near Askrigg Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shardlow Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Askrigg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodison Boulevard —
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askrigg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askrigg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askrigg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Askrigg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Askrigg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wensley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Goodison Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askrigg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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