Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 164.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balby Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 0QF) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balby Road (DN4 0QF), 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 Balby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albany 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 2026Public order Burton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Road —
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Data Sources

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