Crime Rates at Folder Lane, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, DN5 7PB

Folder Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 40th 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 Folder Lane (DN5 7PB) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folder Lane (DN5 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toecroft Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmorland Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.