Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Applegarth Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 769th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Applegarth Close (S12 2DN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Birley average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applegarth Close (S12 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pit Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxwood Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Applegarth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6135 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hangthwaite Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilvington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pit Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilvington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
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Data Sources

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