Balby South
Middle areaSouth west Doncaster. 8,740 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Balby South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Balby South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balby South at a rate of 138.6 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 | 360 |
| Shoplifting | 276 |
| Other crime | 204 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 123 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 114 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Balby South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Balby South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balby South at a rate of 138.6 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, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Balby South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (360), shoplifting (276) and other crime (204).
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 South alone. See Doncaster
Balby South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Balby South was £155,000 in 2025.
Balby South had 8,693 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Balby South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Balby South, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.