Total Crime Rate

206.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skellow Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Skellow Road (DN6 8JN) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher 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 28 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 ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skellow Road (DN6 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skellow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Hill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ings Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Humber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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