Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Balk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Thorne & Moorends , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Church Balk (DN8 5BU) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Thorne & Moorends average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Balk (DN8 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Balk, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Balk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stonegate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Houps Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haynes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Haynes Grove Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Haynes Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Lane —
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Data Sources

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