Total Crime Rate

356.2 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 356.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Highfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 61st 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 Highfield Road (DN6 0LG) in the last 12 months was 356.2 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% higher than the Norton & Askern average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 178.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DN6 0LG), the main crime hotspot is near Blossom Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushy Moor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rushy Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Poplar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belvedere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marlborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushy Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushy Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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