Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 75.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Baldwin Avenue area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 435th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baldwin Avenue (DN5 9BG) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baldwin Avenue (DN5 9BG), 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 Baldwin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rowan Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcomen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkwright Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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