Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alwyn Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 252nd 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 Alwyn Avenue (DN5 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alwyn Avenue (DN5 8RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Walk, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edith Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rose Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Christopher'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Christopher'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farndale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windsor Walk | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
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