Total Crime Rate

253.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 253.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 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

Back Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (DN7 5BA) in the last 12 months was 253.5 per 1,000 residents and was 143.5% higher than the Norton & Askern average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (DN7 5BA), 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 Back Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Briars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleets Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2025Vehicle crime Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleets Close

Data Sources

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