Total Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Essex Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wheatley Hills & Intake , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Avenue (DN2 6EF) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% lower than the Wheatley Hills & Intake average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Essex Avenue (DN2 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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