Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Chestnut Avenue (DN3 2EP) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Armthorpe average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (DN3 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fernbank Drive (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frithbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uplands Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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