Crime Rates at Askern Road, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 0JB

Askern Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Askern Road (DN5 0JB) in the last 12 months was 358.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.3% higher than the Bentley average (146.1 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Askern Road (DN5 0JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limbreck Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near French Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.