Total Crime Rate
467.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colchester Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 36th 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 Colchester Court (DN5 8NS) in the last 12 months was 467.6 per 1,000 residents and was 220.1% higher than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colchester Court (DN5 8NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Walk, where police recorded 133 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.
View Crime In Bentley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Christopher'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Breydon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Christopher'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Lea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ranworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
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