Total Crime Rate

311.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 311.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Westmorland Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westmorland Street (DN4 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 311.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Street (DN4 9AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Walpole Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westmorland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttercup Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Walpole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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