Total Crime Rate
1467.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rydal Drive area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rydal Drive (DN4 5PX) in the last 12 months was 1467.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1257.7% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 305.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydal Drive (DN4 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Lake View. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bessacarr| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lake View | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Herten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herten Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herten Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gliwice Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lake View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lake View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lake View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lake View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langsett Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhill Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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