Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 437th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (DN8 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (DN8 4PZ), 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 South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs South Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windlestone Square Under investigation
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 Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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