Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alnwick Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 453rd lowest 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 Alnwick Road (S12 2GE) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alnwick Road (S12 2GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frith Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sharrard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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