Total Crime Rate
131.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orion Way area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 321st 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 Orion Way (DN4 8AE) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orion Way (DN4 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aintree Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorado Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorado Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorado Drive | Under investigation |
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