Postcode district · Doncaster
Crime in DN3
How much crime is recorded in DN3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 35,519 (2024)
How safe is DN3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN3, 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
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
DN3National
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime3.71.5
Public order3.74.6
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.