Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waltham Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 361st 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 Waltham Drive (DN6 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Drive (DN6 8NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavenham Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spennithorne Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Adwick le Street & Carcroft

Crime Over Time in Waltham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spennithorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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