Total Crime Rate
120.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lavenham Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 361st 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 Lavenham Place (DN6 8NL) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lavenham Place (DN6 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Howden Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Adwick le Street & Carcroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spennithorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Howden Avenue | Under investigation |
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