Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal 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.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lawn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lawn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athron Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Vincent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Vincent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vaughan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athron Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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