Total Crime Rate
106.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 416th highest 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 Clarence Avenue (DN4 8AU) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Avenue (DN4 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Balby Road. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balby South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carr View Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Balby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scarth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lister Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lister Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carr Hill Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carr Hill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cookson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Central Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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