Total Crime Rate
149.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Royal Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Avenue (DN1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal Avenue (DN1 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Athron Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxholme Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lawn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lawn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Vincent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Vincent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vaughan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Square | Under investigation |
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