Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Drugs 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Longfellow Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 311th 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 Longfellow Road (DN4 8LP) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfellow Road (DN4 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfellow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinburne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfellow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheridan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Herrick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinburne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston 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 2026Other theft Newbolt Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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