Total Crime Rate

947.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 947.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 596.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.5 10/10
  • Public order 52.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Lister Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Avenue (DN4 8AR) in the last 12 months was 947.2 per 1,000 residents and was 487.6% higher than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 183.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lister Avenue (DN4 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Balby Road. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lister Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westholme Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bainbridge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bainbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bainbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr View Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Catherine'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Bank —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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