Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 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 76.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Avenue area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 437th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (DN5 0PS) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 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 , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 273.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (DN5 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexander Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (9 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexander Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Alexander Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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