Total Crime Rate
212.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sledmere Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 162nd 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 Sledmere Road (DN5 8TA) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sledmere Road (DN5 8TA), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Walk. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 11 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 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rotherwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Malton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sledmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pipering Lane (West) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipering Lane (West) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
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