Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Daw Lane area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daw Lane (DN5 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Cawdor Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 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
Apr 2026Drugs Radcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery West Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Winnipeg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour French Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawdor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawdor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Grove

Data Sources

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