Total Crime Rate
263.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
143.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Drive (DN5 8DE) in the last 12 months was 263.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 143.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Drive (DN5 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sovereign Court, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hengist Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sovereign Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sovereign Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sovereign Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sovereign Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hengist Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hengist Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hengist Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sovereign Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sovereign Court | — |
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