Total Crime Rate

254.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 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 254.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 103.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Howden Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Howden Avenue (DN6 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howden Avenue (DN6 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howden Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A1 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabgate Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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