Crime Rates at Sandy Lane, Doncaster, DN4 5ET

Sandy Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hexthorpe & Balby North , and the 439th 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 Sandy Lane (DN4 5ET) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (DN4 5ET), 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.