Crime Rates at Highfield Crescent, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4DN

Highfield Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 323rd 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 Highfield Crescent (DN8 4DN) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Crescent (DN8 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 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.