Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 88.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnsley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Copley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sledmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Naseby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marvell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Patrick'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rotherwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherwood Close
Apr 2026Other theft Ascot Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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