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Crime in DN5 8

How much crime is recorded in DN5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
19,379 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DN5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN5 8, 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).

DN5 8National
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Burglary16.69.1
Shoplifting14.08.4
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order5.24.6
Other crime4.21.5
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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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