Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sherwood Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Conisbrough , and the 390th 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 Sherwood Avenue (DN12 3NX) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Conisbrough average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (DN12 3NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmeline Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wembley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wembley Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wembley Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmeline Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Copley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christable Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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