Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8JZ

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 223rd 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 Wordsworth Avenue (DN4 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DN4 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Avenue, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.