Crime in Doncaster
Recorded crime in Doncaster is 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 13%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
319,765 residents in 199 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Safety in the world
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.5/10Good
- 5-year change
- −13%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 13% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Doncaster, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the England and Wales average. 116 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 58% of the harm here
- Burglary: 19% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 26 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.3 |
| Burglary | 9.1 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 43.2 |
| Drugs | 2.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.3 |
| Other crime | 4.4 |
| Other theft | 9.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.8 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 9.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 13.6 |
| Public order | 10.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 |
| Shoplifting | 9.4 |
What crimes are recorded in Doncaster
117.2 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Doncaster in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 36,155. Home Office recorded crime: 37,479 (4% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,430 | 4.5 | Up 12% |
| Cars broken into | 935 | 2.9 | Down 18% |
| Vehicle tampering | 716 | 2.2 | About the same |
| Vandalism to homes | 1,311 | 4.1 | Down 3% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 214 | 0.67 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 987 | 3.1 | Down 6% |
| Arson | 242 | 0.76 | Down 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 1,067 | 3.3 | Down 27% |
| Burglary of businesses | 515 | 1.6 | Down 21% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 148 | 0.46 | Down 31% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 342 | 1.1 | Up 27% |
| Robbery of people | 370 | 1.2 | Down 10% |
| Robbery of businesses | 228 | 0.71 | Up 221% |
| Violence with injury | 3,750 | 11.7 | Down 4% |
| Violence without injury | 5,214 | 16.3 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 4,933 | 15.4 | Up 8% |
| Sexual offences | 1,335 | 4.2 | About the same |
| Shoplifting | 3,474 | 10.9 | Down 7% |
| Bicycle theft | 256 | 0.80 | About the same |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 193 | 0.60 | Down 3% |
| Drug dealing | 664 | 2.1 | Down 25% |
| Drug possession | 716 | 2.2 | Up 3% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
South Yorkshire Police area: 1,400 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (1,426 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Doncaster.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Doncaster, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 14,699 | 6% | 4% | 69% | 15% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 3,750 | 3% | 4% | 32% | 60% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 3,104 | 31% | 2% | 13% | 53% | 1% |
| Public order | 3,011 | 8% | 3% | 55% | 31% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2,991 | 2% | 0% | 8% | 88% | 1% |
| Other theft | 2,320 | 2% | 1% | 27% | 68% | 2% |
| Burglary | 2,142 | 5% | 1% | 13% | 80% | 1% |
| Other crime | 1,676 | 8% | 9% | 57% | 17% | 9% |
| Drugs | 1,615 | 20% | 17% | 30% | 26% | 7% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 478 | 20% | 6% | 51% | 15% | 9% |
| Robbery | 474 | 11% | 0% | 34% | 48% | 6% |
| Bicycle theft | 237 | 2% | 0% | 16% | 78% | 3% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 196 | 1% | 1% | 22% | 73% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Doncaster, 2023 to 2025: 514 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 177 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 29 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.6 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 34% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns and cities in Doncaster
Postcode districts in Doncaster
Questions about crime in Doncaster
- Is Doncaster a safe place to live?
- Doncaster scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Doncaster?
- Down 13% over 5 years, from 41,075 recorded crimes a year to 35,795.
- What is the most common crime in Doncaster?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 43 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Doncaster?
- In Doncaster, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 39% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Doncaster?
- Of 2,142 burglaries reported in Doncaster between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 80% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Doncaster?
- In Doncaster, the police recorded 1,430 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.5 per 1,000 residents, up 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Doncaster?
- 2,512 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Doncaster in 2025/26, 7.9 per 1,000 residents, 1.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Doncaster last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Doncaster in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.