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Crime in DN5 9

How much crime is recorded in DN5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Doncaster
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
18,217 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DN5 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 68.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN5 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
68.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary15.89.1
Shoplifting11.68.4
Public order9.34.6
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Other theft8.24.5
Other crime5.11.5
Drugs4.92.4
Robbery3.11.4
Theft from the person2.62.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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