Total Crime Rate
137.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesterton 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 Chesterton Road (DN4 8LX) 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 Chesterton Road (DN4 8LX), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinburne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sheridan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longfellow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | 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 | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinburne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Avenue | Under investigation |
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