Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royston Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 1,002 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 Royston Avenue (DN5 9RD) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Avenue (DN5 9RD), 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 Royston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
Sep 2025Public order Kendal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fern Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West End Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Washington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broughton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kendal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cusworth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cusworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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