Total Crime Rate
655.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bentley Road area has the highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 12th 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 Bentley Road (DN5 9SD) in the last 12 months was 655.0 per 1,000 residents and was 348.4% higher than the Bentley average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bentley Road (DN5 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunt Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Bridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarborough Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopgarth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunt Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hunt Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Riviera Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | North Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Bridge Road | Under investigation |
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