Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 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 157.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cheriton Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheriton Avenue (DN6 7BW) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Adwick le Street & Carcroft average (146.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Avenue (DN6 7BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A638, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lutterworth Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutterworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutterworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutterworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutterworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bosworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bosworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenter Balk Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lynden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lynden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lynden Avenue Local resolution

Data Sources

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