Total Crime Rate
294.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weston Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 89th 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 Weston Road (DN4 8NE) in the last 12 months was 294.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 215.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weston Road (DN4 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balby South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longfellow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swinburne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevenson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stevenson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gray Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfellow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longfellow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gray Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbolt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swinburne Avenue | Offender given a caution |
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