Total Crime Rate
183.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mansfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 287th 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 Mansfield Road (S12 2AT) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mansfield Road (S12 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Wadsworth Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wadsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybank Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wingfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birley Vale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wadsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wadsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wadsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadsworth Road | Under investigation |
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