Total Crime Rate

494.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 494.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oakland Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hatfield , and the 31st 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 Oakland Avenue (DN7 6JL) in the last 12 months was 494.9 per 1,000 residents and was 278.4% higher than the Hatfield average (130.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakland Avenue (DN7 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheep Dip Lane, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leverstock Green (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheep Dip Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookes Broom Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheep Dip Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheep Dip Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheep Dip Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Dip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leverstock Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookes Broom Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverstock Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookes Broom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Milcroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookes Broom Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookes Broom Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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