Crap Towns / Dunscroft and Hatfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Dunscroft and Hatfield?

The police recorded 83.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Dunscroft and Hatfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 83.4, down from 85.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	85.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	80.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	83.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.1	7.0
Vehicle crime	6.8	3.8
Burglary	6.2	3.1
Public order	6.1	6.6
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Shoplifting	4.6	7.1
Other crime	3.6	2.0
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Doncaster	9.1 km	182
Bentley	9.9 km	163
Stainforth	2.6 km	158
Askern	10.4 km	146
Thorne	5.4 km	95.5
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	11.3 km	83.2
Dunscroft and Hatfield	–	83.2
Moorends	7.6 km	76.2
Armthorpe	4.8 km	75.8
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	4.3 km	58.2
Finningley	10.2 km	42.0
The typical town	–	76.2