Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN2 5SX
How much crime is recorded in DN2 5SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheatley Hills
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
DN2 5SXDoncaster
How safe is DN2 5SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN2 5SX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 5SXNational
Shoplifting29.88.4
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary12.89.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.