Total Crime Rate
205.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Copley Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Copley Crescent (DN5 8QL) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Copley Crescent (DN5 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Naseby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ascot Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Drummond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Copley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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