Total Crime Rate

536.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 536.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Other theft 49.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.2 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (DN4 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 536.4 per 1,000 residents and was 396.3% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (DN4 5JZ), the main crime hotspot is near A638. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Epsom Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A638 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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