Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.3 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 235.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Willow Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 132nd 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 Willow Avenue (DN4 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Avenue (DN4 6PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Middleham Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Scouting Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coterel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coterel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Middleham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cantley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cantley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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