Total Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorne Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Finningley , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Hawthorne Road (DN9 3EW) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% higher than the Finningley average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorne Road (DN9 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Lancaster Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Finningley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lancaster Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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