Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wike Gate Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wike Gate Close (DN8 5PG) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wike Gate Close (DN8 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Miller Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxhill Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Georges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fenland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Miller Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Haynes Grove | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Miller Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Houps Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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