Total Crime Rate

597.1 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 597.1 10/10
  • Other theft 262.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Barrel Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Balby South , and the 18th 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 Barrel Lane (DN4 9JR) in the last 12 months was 597.1 per 1,000 residents and was 220.6% higher than the Balby South average (186.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrel Lane (DN4 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Thomas'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mannering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wivelsfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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