Total Crime Rate

165.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Doncaster Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.6% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakenshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Dunbar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dunbar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dunbar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tatton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
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Data Sources

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