Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorne Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Hawthorne Road (DN8 4HG) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorne Road (DN8 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chace Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Tree Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lime Tree Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chace Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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