Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 410th 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 Melbourne Road (DN4 0UN) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (DN4 0UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melrose Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Melrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Melrose Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mulberry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guest Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doncaster By-Pass Under investigation

Data Sources

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