Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.6 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 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Violet Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Edlington & Warmsworth , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Avenue (DN12 1NW) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Edlington & Warmsworth average (118.6 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 130.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Avenue (DN12 1NW), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Grove. Police recorded 50 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 Violet Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ivanhoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivanhoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eccles Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mallin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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