Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rufford Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Rufford Road (DN4 5BL) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Hexthorpe & Balby North average (224.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Road (DN4 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Belle Vue Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rufford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belle Vue Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belle Vue Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thoresby Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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