Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Appleton Gardens area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 290th 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 Appleton Gardens (DN5 9GA) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Gardens (DN5 9GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Avenue, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Washington Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Bentley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broughton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watch House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pipering Lane (East) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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