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Roman Ridge

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West Doncaster. About 10,755 people in 6.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Roman Ridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,797
2,079th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Roman Ridge compares

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

Roman RidgeMiddle
Population21 wards, Doncaster · 2021
Population: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 9,390 to 22,260. The middle area is 15,242. Roman Ridge is 10,797.
10,7975th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Doncaster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 18.0%. Roman Ridge is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Doncaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 90.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.9%. Roman Ridge is 97.9%.
97.9%joint 10th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Doncaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Doncaster21 areas from 1.4% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.6%. Roman Ridge is 2.6%.
2.6%5th lowest

Is Roman Ridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Roman Ridge at a rate of 108.8 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, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Roman Ridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), shoplifting (213) and anti-social behaviour (195).

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 ward, so they describe all of Doncaster and not Roman Ridge 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
Roman Ridge in brief

Roman Ridge had 10,797 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Roman Ridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Roman Ridge, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Roman Ridge, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.