Total Crime Rate

224.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 224.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boating Dyke Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Boating Dyke Way (DN8 5HB) in the last 12 months was 224.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boating Dyke Way (DN8 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boating Dyke Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A614 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lock Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Field Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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