Total Crime Rate

417.1 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 417.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Other crime 20.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • 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

East Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 49th 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 East Lane (DN7 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 417.1 per 1,000 residents and was 300.8% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 251.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Lane (DN7 5HQ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Georges Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery King Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Emerson Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Emerson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Georges Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Georges Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery King Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery King Georges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bootham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bootham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bootham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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