Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftsbury Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 461st lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Shaftsbury Avenue (DN6 7TB) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Adwick le Street & Carcroft average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftsbury Avenue (DN6 7TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmwood Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawn Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftsbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Marson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Vincent Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Balk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Balk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Balk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair View Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawn Avenue —

Data Sources

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