Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowgate area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lowgate (DN5 9ET) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowgate (DN5 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amersall Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rose Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chiltern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Amersall Road | Under investigation |
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