Total Crime Rate

479.5 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 479.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Saffron Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Saffron Drive (DN4 8EF) in the last 12 months was 479.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.4% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -64.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 774.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saffron Drive (DN4 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Larkspur Close. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Balby South

Crime Over Time in Saffron Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larkspur Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkspur Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Larkspur Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Larkspur Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Larkspur Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Libra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorado Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Libra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Libra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorado Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Close —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 23 of 23

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑