Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Sandford Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Sandford Road (DN4 8EG) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (DN4 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Melville Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sheppard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Public order Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Suffolk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oliver Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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