Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferndale Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Drive (DN8 4SE) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndale Drive (DN8 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Grove, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marshland Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bloomhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moorside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moorside Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laurel Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belvedere Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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