Total Crime Rate

76.2 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chequer 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 5AX) 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 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theobald Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Theobald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theobald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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