Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 49.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watch House Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 292nd 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 Watch House Lane (DN5 9NA) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Bentley average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watch House Lane (DN5 9NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Avenue, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watch House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watch House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pipering Lane (East) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Washington Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bentley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broughton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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