Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riverside Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 50th 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 Riverside Drive (DN5 7LE) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverside Drive (DN5 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lounde Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sprotbrough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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