Total Crime Rate

303.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 303.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Other theft 66.1 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Arksey Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,002 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 Arksey Lane (DN5 0SA) in the last 12 months was 303.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -82.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arksey Lane (DN5 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Alexander Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arksey Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexander Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arksey Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arksey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arksey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary White Rose Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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