Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bentley , and the 458th 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 Cromwell Road (DN5 9SS) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (DN5 9SS), the main crime hotspot is near Hunt Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doncaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riviera Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riviera Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunt Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hunt Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunt Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunt Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riviera Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Riviera Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Riviera Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riviera Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chadwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riviera Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riviera Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Centurion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Centurion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Centurion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Conyers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopgarth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopgarth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bishopgarth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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