Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Caxton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caxton Road (DN6 7SL) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Adwick le Street & Carcroft average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Road (DN6 7SL), the main crime hotspot is near Recreation Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Balk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Washington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Recreation Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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