Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bents Drive area has the 51st highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 658th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
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 Bents Drive (S11 9RP) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bents Drive (S11 9RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Latham Square, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bents Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beauchief and Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bents Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bents Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Elms Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bents Crescent | Under investigation |
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