Total Crime Rate

649.1 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 649.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 347.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.3 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balby Road (DN4 0NE) in the last 12 months was 649.1 per 1,000 residents and was 248.5% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 170.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 139.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balby Road (DN4 0NE), the main crime hotspot is near Balby Road. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 49 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Hill Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Carr Hill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lister Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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