Total Crime Rate
220.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodfield Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 151st 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 Woodfield Way (DN4 8FE) in the last 12 months was 220.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 139.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 136.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodfield Way (DN4 8FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saffron Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorado Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balby South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carina Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Libra Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Libra Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Libra Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorado Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorado Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgundy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chroma Drive | Under investigation |
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