Crime Rates at Walsham Drive, Doncaster, DN5 8JX

Walsham Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 244th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsham Drive (DN5 8JX) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsham Drive (DN5 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ranworth Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Leonard'S Lea (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.