Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gurth Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 464th highest 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 Gurth Avenue (DN3 2LW) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurth Avenue (DN3 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mere Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gurth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Worral Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worral Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mere Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edencroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mere Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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