Total Crime Rate

236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balby Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balby Road (DN4 0JL) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balby Road (DN4 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Elsworth Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Close
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Carr View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Burden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lister Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sylvester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sylvester Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Avenue

Data Sources

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