Total Crime Rate

285.3 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 285.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Doncaster Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (DN7 5SB) in the last 12 months was 285.3 per 1,000 residents and was 174.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (DN7 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Lane, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End —
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Data Sources

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