Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street (DN7 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Street (DN7 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dirty Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grosvenor Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norton & Askern| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dirty Lane | Under investigation |
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