Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashleigh Place area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 625th 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 Ashleigh Place (S12 2SP) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashleigh Place (S12 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Hurlfield Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashleigh Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toll Bar Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleadless View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loosemore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Loosemore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassmoor Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ashleigh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toll Bar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toll Bar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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