Total Crime Rate
120.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnsley Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 367th 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 Barnsley Road (DN5 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnsley Road (DN5 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 6 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 | Burglary | Copley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sledmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Naseby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marvell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Patrick'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rotherwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ascot Drive | Under investigation |
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