Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 202nd 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 Shakespeare Avenue (DN5 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (DN5 8EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sovereign Court. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprotbrough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sovereign Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchorage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sovereign Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sovereign Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sovereign Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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