Total Crime Rate
231.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buttermere Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Buttermere Crescent (DN4 5QF) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.2% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 316.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buttermere Crescent (DN4 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 15 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 | Herten Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herten Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Herten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langsett Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gliwice Way | Under investigation |
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