Total Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Daw 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.
View Crime In Bentley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cawdor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Huntington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Huntington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rostholme Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fisher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cawdor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatley Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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