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Carcroft

Middle area

North west Doncaster. 8,064 people in 6.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in Carcroft live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£157,500
Joint 622nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,823
Joint 3,844th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Carcroft

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carcroft at a rate of 112.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 130.4 per 1,000 people across Doncaster.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences360
Other crime145
Criminal damage and arson134
Anti-social behaviour116
Vehicle crime78
Burglary32
Drug offences24
Robbery11
Shoplifting6
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Carcroft compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

CarcroftMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Doncaster · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from £93,500 to £284,000. The middle area is £174,000. Carcroft is £157,500.
£157,50014th cheapest
Population39 middle areas, Doncaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from 5,227 to 11,974. The middle area is 7,785. Carcroft is 7,823.
7,82319th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Doncaster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. Carcroft is 90.0%.
90%11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Doncaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Doncaster39 areas from 88.9% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Carcroft is 94.8%.
94.8%12th lowest

Is Carcroft safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carcroft at a rate of 112.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 130.4 per 1,000 people across Doncaster.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Carcroft.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (360), other crime (145) and criminal damage and arson (134).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Doncaster

These figures are published for the whole of Doncaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Doncaster and not Carcroft alone. See Doncaster

Average house price
£172,305
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,967
62nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.5
35th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Carcroft in brief

The median price paid for a home in Carcroft was £157,500 in 2025.

Carcroft had 7,823 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in Carcroft live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Carcroft, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.