Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (DN6 8QE) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (DN6 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Buttermere Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hackett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bullcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buttermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hackett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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