Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 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 149.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Springwell Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springwell Lane (DN4 9AA) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Balby South average (161.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwell Lane (DN4 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thomson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Larchfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime May Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oliver Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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