Crime Rates at King Edward Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4BS

King Edward Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Road (DN8 4BS) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Thorne & Moorends average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (DN8 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chace Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.