Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.9 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Other crime 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

East Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 97th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 East Lane (DN7 5DR) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 167.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Lane (DN7 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Lane (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenneth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenneth Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Kenneth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kenneth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breezemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breezemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breezemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breezemount Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs East Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nutfields Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fleets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Breezemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleets Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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