Total Crime Rate

542.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 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 542.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 401.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waverley Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Waverley Avenue (DN4 0RU) in the last 12 months was 542.9 per 1,000 residents and was 236.8% higher than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Avenue (DN4 0RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ranyard Road, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenilworth Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandycroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warmsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ranyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ranyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Terrace —
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Data Sources

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