Crap Towns / Doncaster / Crime

How much crime is there in Doncaster?

The police recorded 182 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Doncaster from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.4 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 66.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 177, down from 190 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	190	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	180	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	177	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	66.9	34.1
Shoplifting	26.6	7.1
Public order	15.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	15.1	7.0
Vehicle crime	13.6	3.8
Other theft	12.8	5.4
Burglary	9.4	3.1
Drugs	7.3	2.4
Other crime	6.7	2.0
Robbery	3.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	2.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.8	0.5
Theft from the person	1.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Doncaster	–	182
Bentley	3.8 km	163
Adwick le Street	8.7 km	124
Warmsworth	6.7 km	118
Conisbrough	8.9 km	89.6
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	5.3 km	83.2
Armthorpe	4.6 km	75.8
New Rossington and Rossington	5.2 km	70.5
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	5.5 km	58.2
Finningley	7.5 km	42.0
Sprotbrough	5.4 km	39.8
The typical town	–	76.2