Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Church Lane area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 344th 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 Church Lane (DN5 0SG) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (DN5 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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