Crime Rates at Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7SB

Windmill Balk Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Adwick le Street & Carcroft , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Balk Lane (DN6 7SB) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Adwick le Street & Carcroft average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Balk Lane (DN6 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Recreation Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.