Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.7 4/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farnley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnley Road (DN4 8TP) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnley Road (DN4 8TP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Farnley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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