Total Crime Rate

289.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 289.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Boating Dyke Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 92nd 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 Boating Dyke Way (DN8 5HB) in the last 12 months was 289.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.1% higher than the Thorne & Moorends average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boating Dyke Way (DN8 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Vue Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Court —
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Data Sources

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