Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 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 55.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lowgate 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lowgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rose Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Amersall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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