Postcode district · Doncaster
Crime in DN2
How much crime is recorded in DN2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 36,076 (2024)
DN2Postcode district · Doncaster
How safe is DN2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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).
DN2National
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Shoplifting24.08.4
Burglary17.69.1
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.