Total Crime Rate

539.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 539.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Finkle Street area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 22nd 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 Finkle Street (DN7 5AL) in the last 12 months was 539.7 per 1,000 residents and was 418.6% higher than the Norton & Askern average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 154.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 198.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finkle Street (DN7 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near New Green. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finkle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Mews
Sep 2025Public order Briars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breezemount Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosegarth Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosegarth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleets Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleets Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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