Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Willow Grove area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 460th 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 Willow Grove (DN8 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Grove (DN8 4EQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mills Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mills Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mills Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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