Crime Rates at Poplar Road, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8AY

Poplar Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 397th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Road (DN6 8AY) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (DN6 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.