Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

East Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 239th 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 East Lane (DN7 5DY) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Lane (DN7 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near East Lane. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleets Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosegarth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleets Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosegarth Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breezemount Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Briars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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