Total Crime Rate

299.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 299.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burton Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Burton Avenue (DN4 8BB) in the last 12 months was 299.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Avenue (DN4 8BB), 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 Burton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cookson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
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Data Sources

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