Total Crime Rate
136.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Balby Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balby Road (DN4 0RD) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balby Road (DN4 0RD), 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.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westholme Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Catherine'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carr Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Central Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carr Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Littlemoor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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