Total Crime Rate
177.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swinburne 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 Swinburne Avenue (DN4 8LR) 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 Swinburne Avenue (DN4 8LR), 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.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinburne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longfellow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sheridan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Herrick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinburne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newbolt Road | Under investigation |
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