Postcode district · Doncaster
Crime in DN5
How much crime is recorded in DN5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 56,303 (2024)
DN5Postcode district · Doncaster
How safe is DN5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN5, 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
51.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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).
DN5National
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Burglary16.69.1
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Public order6.54.6
Other theft6.24.5
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.