Total Crime Rate
413.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridgelake Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 51st 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 Bridgelake Drive (DN4 8SD) in the last 12 months was 413.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgelake Drive (DN4 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Branchcroft Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balby South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brayford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelake Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somin Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantation Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plantation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plantation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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