Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornflower Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornflower Drive (DN4 7DH) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornflower Drive (DN4 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Langsett Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bessacarr| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Langsett Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malham Tarn Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malham Tarn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grassholme Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeysuckle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassholme Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
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