Crime Rate in Balby South, ward

Balby South has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Doncaster district and the 357th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 24th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Balby South in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Doncaster district average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Balby South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 629 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 806 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Balby South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 124 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.