Crime Rates at Alexandra Road, Moorends, Doncaster, DN8 4LP

Alexandra Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 101st 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 Alexandra Road (DN8 4LP) in the last 12 months was 273.8 per 1,000 residents and was 148.6% higher than the Thorne & Moorends average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 666.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (DN8 4LP), 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.