Crime Rates at Scotsman Drive, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, DN5 9JA

Scotsman Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 219th 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 Scotsman Drive (DN5 9JA) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotsman Drive (DN5 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dominion Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallard Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.