Total Crime Rate

266.0 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 266.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 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

Lings Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hatfield , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lings Lane (DN7 6AB) in the last 12 months was 266.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Hatfield average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 225.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 144.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lings Lane (DN7 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Millers Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lings Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coppice Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coppice Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coppice Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arlington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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