Total Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 417th 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 Cromwell Road (DN5 9SS) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (DN5 9SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riviera Parade, where police recorded 35 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopgarth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarborough Terrace | — |
| 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 | Other theft | Riviera Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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