Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

St James Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Gardens (DN4 0LH) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Gardens (DN4 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Balby Road. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westholme Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr View Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littlemoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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