Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Smith Square area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smith Square (DN4 0SS) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Square (DN4 0SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ranyard Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anelay Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smith Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gilberthorpe Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Horse Shoe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Armitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anelay Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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