Crime Rate in Birley, ward

Birley has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Sheffield district and the 1916th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 158th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birley in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Sheffield district average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 564 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 124.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 706 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Silkstone Crescent, with 147 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.