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

Askern Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Askern Road (DN5 0JR) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Askern Road (DN5 0JR), the main crime hotspot is near Gowdall Green. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.