Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (DN6 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (DN6 8QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borrowdale Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hackett Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trafalgar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Borrowdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hackett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hackett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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