Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 44.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ashdown Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 258th 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 Ashdown Place (DN5 9LA) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Place (DN5 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Amersall Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Amersall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amersall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amersall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amersall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Eskdale Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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