Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN5 8SU
How much crime is recorded in DN5 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cusworth
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
DN5 8SUDoncaster
How safe is DN5 8SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN5 8SU area, 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
44.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 8SUNational
Shoplifting24.08.4
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Vehicle crime15.43.5
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.