Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN2 5SB
How much crime is recorded in DN2 5SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheatley Hills
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
How safe is DN2 5SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN2 5SB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DN2 5SBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.