Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Littlewood Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 474th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Littlewood Road (DN8 5JA) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Littlewood Road (DN8 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haynes Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Haynes Grove | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmhirst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Houps Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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