Postcode · Doncaster
Crime in DN4 8BJ
How much crime is recorded in DN4 8BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balby Carr
- Council
- Doncaster
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,310 (2024)
DN4 8BJDoncaster
How safe is DN4 8BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN4 8BJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DN4 8BJNational
Shoplifting45.48.4
Burglary35.99.1
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Other theft7.94.5
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery2.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.