Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Arkwright Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 300th 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 Arkwright Road (DN5 8LU) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkwright Road (DN5 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcomen Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchorage Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arkwright Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchorage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charnock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcomen Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anchorage Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anchorage Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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