Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.0 7/10
  • Drugs 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Circle area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 498th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Circle (DN8 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Circle (DN8 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gainford Square. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Circle area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs South Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Fairway
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrislington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Church View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Windlestone Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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