Total Crime Rate
122.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Petersgate area has the 36th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Petersgate (DN5 9JP) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Petersgate (DN5 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Clevedon Crescent. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clevedon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor House Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moat Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moat Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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