Total Crime Rate
217.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 155th 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 Willow Crescent (DN8 4ET) in the last 12 months was 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% higher than the Thorne & Moorends average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Crescent (DN8 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thorne & Moorends| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Road | Under investigation |
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