Total Crime Rate
234.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spansyke Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spansyke Street (DN4 0AX) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spansyke Street (DN4 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Denison Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balby South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stone Close Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roberts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hexthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hexthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hexthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denison Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stone Close Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stone Close Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stone Close Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stone Close Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Close Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Close Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James'S Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abbott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denison Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denison Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flowitt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellerker Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellerker Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flowitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flowitt Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flowitt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spansyke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flowitt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellerker Avenue | Under investigation |
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