Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkby Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkby Avenue (DN5 9AP) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Avenue (DN5 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Cusworth Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishopgarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cusworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
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Data Sources

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