Crime Rates at Evelyn Avenue, Doncaster, DN2 6LR

Evelyn Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wheatley Hills & Intake , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Evelyn Avenue (DN2 6LR) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Wheatley Hills & Intake average (126.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Avenue (DN2 6LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penrith Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.