Crime Rates at Whittier Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ER

Whittier Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 87th 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 Whittier Road (DN4 8ER) in the last 12 months was 296.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittier Road (DN4 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Avenue, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittier Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.