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

Balby Road 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 Balby Road (DN4 0QG) 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 Balby Road (DN4 0QG), 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 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Melville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Melville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bellis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bellis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellis Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Balby Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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