Total Crime Rate

139.1 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 139.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 305th 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 Chestnut Avenue (DN6 8BG) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (DN6 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Buttermere Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Patterdale Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttermere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Buttermere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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