Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilac Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Finningley , and the 449th 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 Lilac Grove (DN9 3HF) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.3% higher than the Finningley average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Grove (DN9 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anson Grove, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Anson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Anson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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