Total Crime Rate
440.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
145.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herbert Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Herbert Road (DN5 9BB) in the last 12 months was 440.5 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% higher than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 145.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herbert Road (DN5 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcomen Road, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newcomen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkwright Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsey Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsey Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Telford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rowan Garth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rowan Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcomen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newcomen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newcomen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcomen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newcomen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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