Total Crime Rate
189.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Florence Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Florence Avenue (DN4 0PZ) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Florence Avenue (DN4 0PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melville Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Florence Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevens Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Florence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grange Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Florence Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlesmere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Earlesmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Evanston Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evanston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Langer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Langer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Langer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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