Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (DN4 0QJ) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (DN4 0QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Melville Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange View
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Florence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earlesmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlesmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road
Apr 2026Burglary Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evanston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evanston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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