Total Crime Rate

270.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Markham Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markham Avenue (DN6 8DY) in the last 12 months was 270.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markham Avenue (DN6 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Borrowdale Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hackett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Owston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Owston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Owston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borrowdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hackett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hackett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hackett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hackett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croasdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Patterdale Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Croasdale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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