Total Crime Rate
144.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Owston Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Owston Road (DN6 8DS) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Owston Road (DN6 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borrowdale Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adwick le Street & Carcroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Croasdale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hackett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Croasdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Borrowdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Owston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Owston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hackett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hackett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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