Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Croft Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Croft Road (DN4 9HA) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (DN4 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Austen Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Millwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sherwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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