Total Crime Rate

448.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 448.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (DN4 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 448.3 per 1,000 residents and was 315.2% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (DN4 5JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A638, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A638 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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