Total Crime Rate
159.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sledmere Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 251st 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 Sledmere Road (DN5 8TA) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sledmere Road (DN5 8TA), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Walk. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bentley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edith Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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