Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Marlborough Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Marlborough Avenue (DN5 8HA) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 855.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Avenue (DN5 8HA), 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 Marlborough Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sovereign Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anchorage Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anchorage Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchorage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sovereign Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sovereign Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sovereign Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprotbrough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Court

Data Sources

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