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Crime in DN4 8

How much crime is recorded in DN4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
17,493 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DN4 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN4 8, 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
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

DN4 8National
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Shoplifting22.88.4
Burglary19.79.1
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft5.84.5
Public order5.34.6
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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