Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watch House Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watch House Lane (DN5 9LT) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Bentley average (146.1 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 Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watch House Lane (DN5 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Cusworth Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watch House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Scotsman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cusworth Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watch House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Amersall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dominion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dominion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dominion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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