Total Crime Rate

295.0 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 295.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Newby Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 88th 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 Newby Crescent (DN4 9BG) in the last 12 months was 295.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 179.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newby Crescent (DN4 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Madingley Close. 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 Newby Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Madingley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newby Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormsby Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ormsby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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