Total Crime Rate
160.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wensley Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bessacarr , and the 248th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wensley Crescent (DN4 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Bessacarr average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wensley Crescent (DN4 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Middleham Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 28 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 | Burglary | Almond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Askrigg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Askrigg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Askrigg Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Askrigg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Askrigg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Askrigg Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wensley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodison Boulevard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leyburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Leyburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broom Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goodison Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Askrigg Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Middleham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Middleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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