Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chequer Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chequer Avenue (DN4 5AX) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (234.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chequer Avenue (DN4 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theobald Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thoresby Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chequer Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theobald Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Theobald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Thoresby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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