Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Burglary 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middlebrook Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 429th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlebrook Lane (DN8 5LB) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlebrook Lane (DN8 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 40 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 Middlebrook Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stonegate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horse Fair Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs South Parade Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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