Total Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 163.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Askern Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 252nd 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 0JH) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Askern Road (DN5 0JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gowdall Green (18 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Limbreck Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Garth —
Apr 2026Drugs Radcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour French Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Swaithe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Limbreck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limbreck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Swaithe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limbreck Court —
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Data Sources

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