Total Crime Rate

1467.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1467.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 439.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 412.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.4 10/10
  • Public order 97.2 10/10
  • Other theft 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • 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

Herten Way area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 5th 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 Herten Way (DN4 7NW) in the last 12 months was 1467.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1257.7% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 305.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herten Way (DN4 7NW), the main crime hotspot is near Swan Road. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herten Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dakota Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lake View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Lake View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake View Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herten Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herten Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herten Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gliwice Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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