Total Crime Rate

123.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • 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

Oldfield Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,002 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 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% 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 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oldfield Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenton Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oldfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorncliff Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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