Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chequer Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chequer Avenue (DN4 5AR) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chequer Avenue (DN4 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Lady Bank Drive. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chequer Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Childers Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theobald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theobald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theobald Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Palmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Carr House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr House Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rainton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rainton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Childers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady Bank Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lady Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lady Bank Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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