Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Daw Lane area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Daw Lane (DN5 0PE) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daw Lane (DN5 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Cawdor Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Daw Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cawdor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huntington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huntington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rostholme Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radcliffe Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cawdor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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