Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN5 8EY
How much crime is recorded in DN5 8EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sprotbrough
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
DN5 8EYDoncaster
How safe is DN5 8EY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN5 8EY area, 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
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
DN5 8EYNational
Shoplifting32.08.4
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Public order7.24.6
Other crime5.51.5
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Robbery2.91.4
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.