Total Crime Rate

398.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.2 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 398.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Robbery 54.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Burglary 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wolsey Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wheatley Hills & Intake , and the 52nd 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 Wolsey Avenue (DN2 6EU) in the last 12 months was 398.0 per 1,000 residents and was 187.7% higher than the Wheatley Hills & Intake average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 159.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Avenue (DN2 6EU), the main crime hotspot is near Warren Close. Police recorded 80 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 Wolsey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Avenue —
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Data Sources

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