Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Elmwood Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 250th highest 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 Elmwood Avenue (DN6 7TR) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Avenue (DN6 7TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malton Way, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumont Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Adwick le Street & Carcroft

Crime Over Time in Elmwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stretton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stretton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malton Way 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 Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Avenue —
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Data Sources

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