Total Crime Rate

256.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northgate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 114th 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 Northgate (DN8 4LW) in the last 12 months was 256.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate (DN8 4LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gainford Square, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Fairway (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wembley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bloomhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thrislington Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime The Fairway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church View Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kents Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church View Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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