Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN3 2LJ
How much crime is recorded in DN3 2LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edenthorpe & Mere Lane
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
DN3 2LJDoncaster
How safe is DN3 2LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN3 2LJ area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
DN3 2LJNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary6.69.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.