Total Crime Rate
132.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grassmoor Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 455th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grassmoor Close (S12 2TX) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grassmoor Close (S12 2TX), 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.
View Crime In Birley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassmoor Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Loosemore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loosemore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleadless View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hurlfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashleigh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dagnam Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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