Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chequer Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 430th 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 Chequer Avenue (DN4 5AS) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chequer Avenue (DN4 5AS), 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.
View Crime In Hexthorpe & Balby North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theobald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Childers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lady Bank Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theobald Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lady Bank Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lady Bank Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lady Bank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clark Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clark Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carr House Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lady Bank Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carr House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carr House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Palmer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theobald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theobald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lady Bank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lady Bank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rainton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rainton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Childers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Andrew'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rainton Road | Under investigation |
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