Balby Carr
Middle areaSouth west Doncaster. 9,793 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 87% of people in Balby Carr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Balby Carr
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balby Carr at a rate of 193.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.4 per 1,000 people across Doncaster.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 571 |
| Shoplifting | 421 |
| Other crime | 263 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 212 |
| Vehicle crime | 142 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 140 |
| Burglary | 75 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Balby Carr compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Balby Carr safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balby Carr at a rate of 193.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.4 per 1,000 people across Doncaster.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 137 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Balby Carr.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (571), shoplifting (421) and other crime (263).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Doncaster
These figures are published for the whole of Doncaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Doncaster and not Balby Carr alone. See Doncaster
Balby Carr in brief
The median price paid for a home in Balby Carr was £172,000 in 2025.
Balby Carr had 8,617 usual residents at the census.
About 87% of people in Balby Carr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Balby Carr, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.