Total Crime Rate

431.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.1 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 431.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whisperwood Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Whisperwood Drive (DN4 8SB) in the last 12 months was 431.6 per 1,000 residents and was 167.8% higher than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whisperwood Drive (DN4 8SB), the main crime hotspot is near Branchcroft Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whisperwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Branchcroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plantation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plantation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgelake Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plantation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somin Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashcourt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branchcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branchcroft Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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