Total Crime Rate

582.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

259.0 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 582.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 259.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.4 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Other crime 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • 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

James Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 17th 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 James Road (DN6 7HH) in the last 12 months was 582.7 per 1,000 residents and was 299.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 259.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Road (DN6 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edward Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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