Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.7 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 222.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pickering Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 149th 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 Pickering Road (DN5 0HE) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Road (DN5 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Gowdall Green. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pickering Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour French Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Garth —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Radcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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