Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foster Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 379th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Foster Road (DN8 4AP) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Thorne & Moorends average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Road (DN8 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chace Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Tree Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lime Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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