Total Crime Rate

202.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 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 202.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 98.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Sandford Road (DN4 8HA) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (DN4 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Suffolk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Gardens —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sheppard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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