Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirton Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Kirton Lane (DN8 5RF) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Thorne & Moorends average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirton Lane (DN8 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quantock Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thorne & Moorends| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grampian Way | — |
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