Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 199th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Avenue (DN1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (234.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Avenue (DN1 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Athron Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Gardens (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penistone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Don Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Don Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Vincent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athron Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Athron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lawn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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