Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bartle Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Bartle Drive (S12 2QT) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bartle Drive (S12 2QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gleadless Bank, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paxton Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leadbeater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6388 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gleadless Avenue | Under investigation |
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