Total Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 199.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Elsworth Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 178th 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 Elsworth Close (DN1 3RR) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsworth Close (DN1 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Place, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleveland Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elsworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cleveland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Sepulchre Gate West Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cleveland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Sepulchre Gate West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Sepulchre Gate West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Sepulchre Gate West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Sepulchre Gate West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Sepulchre Gate West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Sepulchre Gate West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Sepulchre Gate West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Sepulchre Gate West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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