Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenfield Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 211th 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 Greenfield Lane (DN4 0PT) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfield Lane (DN4 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Melville Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ronald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Furnival Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Melville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earlesmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marshall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellis Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ronald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grange View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harvest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tenby Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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