Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newfields Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newfields Drive (DN8 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newfields Drive (DN8 4RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Marshland Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moorside Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfields Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laurel Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wembley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moorside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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