Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 47th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 428th highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watch House Lane (DN5 9ND) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watch House Lane (DN5 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 25 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kendal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broughton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kendal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cusworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fern Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Washington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West End Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watch House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lawn Garth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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