Total Crime Rate

447.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 447.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Public order 54.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lignum Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Lignum Terrace (DN6 0LD) in the last 12 months was 447.5 per 1,000 residents and was 319.0% higher than the Norton & Askern average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 242.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lignum Terrace (DN6 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Crescent. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lignum Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushy Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blossom Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymede View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushy Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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