Total Crime Rate
51.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pipering Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 309th 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 Pipering Lane (DN5 9NU) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pipering Lane (DN5 9NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amersall Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chiltern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rose Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cotswold Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scotsman Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Amersall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Eskdale Drive | Under investigation |
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