Total Crime Rate

323.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 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 323.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Nicholas Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 75th 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 St Nicholas Road (DN8 5BS) in the last 12 months was 323.4 per 1,000 residents and was 216.9% higher than the Thorne & Moorends average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Road (DN8 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lime Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansion Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Kenyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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