Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shelley Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 216th 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 Shelley Avenue (DN4 8LB) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Avenue (DN4 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Suffolk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinburne Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinburne Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newbolt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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