Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • 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

Ballam Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 178th 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 Ballam Avenue (DN5 9DX) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballam Avenue (DN5 9DX), the main crime hotspot is near Amersall Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ballam Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Long Edge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amersall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Jossey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langthwaite Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langthwaite Road —
Sep 2025Public order Langthwaite Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Edge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Edge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amersall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Long Edge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Amersall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Springcroft Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hills Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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