Total Crime Rate

592.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 592.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehouse Close area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 16th 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 Whitehouse Close (DN7 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 592.7 per 1,000 residents and was 455.0% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 211.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehouse Close (DN7 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near New Green. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehouse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary New Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleets Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fleets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
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Data Sources

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