Crime Rates at Lock Hill, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5EP

Lock Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 83rd 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 Lock Hill (DN8 5EP) in the last 12 months was 304.9 per 1,000 residents and was 198.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 110.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Hill (DN8 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lock Hill, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A614 (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.