Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mercel Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Mercel Avenue (DN3 3HW) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Armthorpe average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercel Avenue (DN3 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Mercel Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mercel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercel Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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