Crime Rates at Cridling Gardens, Norton, Doncaster, DN6 9JA

Cridling Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Cridling Gardens (DN6 9JA) in the last 12 months was 282.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.3% higher than the Norton & Askern average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 149.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cridling Gardens (DN6 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.