Total Crime Rate

362.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 362.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • 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

Askern Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 61st 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 Askern Road (DN5 0JB) in the last 12 months was 362.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.7% higher than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Askern Road (DN5 0JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winnipeg Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Askern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Limbreck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery West Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Limbreck Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Radcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Truman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limbreck Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limbreck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour French Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winnipeg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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