Total Crime Rate

154.5 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 154.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Emerson Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emerson Avenue (DN7 5QG) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emerson Avenue (DN7 5QG), 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 Emerson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Emerson Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Georges Court 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery King Georges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery King Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery King Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Georges Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Georges Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Emerson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorncliff Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bootham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenton Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Lane 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

Data Sources

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