Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Theobald Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Theobald Avenue (DN4 5AY) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Avenue (DN4 5AY), 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 Theobald Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theobald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thoresby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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