Crime Rates at Lawn Avenue, Doncaster, DN1 2JE

Lawn Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawn Avenue (DN1 2JE) in the last 12 months was 211.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawn Avenue (DN1 2JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Square, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.