Total Crime Rate

158.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Riley Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riley Avenue (DN4 9EG) in the last 12 months was 158.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Avenue (DN4 9EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ranyard Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austen Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Gardens
Sep 2025Other crime Armitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ranyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gilberthorpe Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anelay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anelay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttercup Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Gardens

Data Sources

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