Total Crime Rate

440.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.4 10/10
  • Other theft 79.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Avenue 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 Grove Avenue (DN5 9BE) 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 Grove Avenue (DN5 9BE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkwright Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rowan Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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