Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Edward Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Road (DN8 4EA) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Edward Road (DN8 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Grove, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redland Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mills Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mills Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mills Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexandra Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexandra Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
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