Total Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Benty Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Benty Lane (S10 5NF) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benty Lane (S10 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manchester Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selborne Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crookes and Crosspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lydgate Hall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
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