Total Crime Rate

213.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 213.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Waverley Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 161st 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 0RX) in the last 12 months was 213.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Avenue (DN4 0RX), the main crime hotspot is near Kenilworth Road. Police recorded 43 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 Waverley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sandycroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Warmsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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