Total Crime Rate

328.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 328.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Burton Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Avenue (DN4 8BA) in the last 12 months was 328.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Avenue (DN4 8BA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Carr Hill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Hill Court
Sep 2025Public order Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Melville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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