Crime Rates at Sandford Road, Doncaster, DN4 8PL

Sandford Road area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandford Road (DN4 8PL) in the last 12 months was 677.2 per 1,000 residents and was 263.6% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 288.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (DN4 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near Melville Avenue. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.