Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sherwood Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Norton & Askern , and the 374th 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 Sherwood Avenue (DN6 0QL) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Norton & Askern average (106.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (DN6 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llewelyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llewelyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Davis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anna Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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