Total Crime Rate

231.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.0 7/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Grove area has the 17th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Beech Grove (DN5 0DG) in the last 12 months was 231.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Grove (DN5 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near The Homestead. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road
Apr 2026Burglary Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Homestead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Homestead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Homestead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Homestead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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