Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Riverdale Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 248th 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 Riverdale Road (DN5 9LB) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdale Road (DN5 9LB), 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 Riverdale Road 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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