Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN8 5BW
How much crime is recorded in DN8 5BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorne
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
How safe is DN8 5BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN8 5BW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
DN8 5BWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary14.29.1
Shoplifting11.88.4
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Public order5.84.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.