Total Crime Rate
172.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Widford Green area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hatfield , and the 226th 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 Widford Green (DN7 4BW) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Hatfield average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Widford Green (DN7 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Nook | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kinsbourne Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Widford Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Widford Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Widford Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Nook | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Nook | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ayots Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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