Total Crime Rate
304.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Low Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Low Hill (DN8 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 304.9 per 1,000 residents and was 198.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 110.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Low Hill (DN8 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quayside, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quay Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Quayside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | Under investigation |
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