Total Crime Rate
133.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foxwood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Foxwood Road (S12 2FP) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foxwood Road (S12 2FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield View, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bagshaw'S Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Applegarth Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Applegarth Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Applegarth Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagshaw'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bagshaw'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Applegarth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Applegarth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penthorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penthorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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