Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Fern Bank area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 385th 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 Fern Bank (DN6 7AF) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Adwick le Street & Carcroft average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Bank (DN6 7AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarks Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinfell Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Lane
Apr 2026Public order Whinfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarks Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farm Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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