Total Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alnwick Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alnwick Road (S12 2GH) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Alnwick Road (S12 2GH), 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 | Other crime | Sharrard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penthorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagshaw'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bagshaw'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penthorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollinsend Road | — |
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