Total Crime Rate
173.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oldfield Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oldfield Lane (DN7 5ND) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldfield Lane (DN7 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrier Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrier Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonyford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrier Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrier Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Field Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oldfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oldfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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