Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birley Wood Drive area has the 44th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 546th highest 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 Birley Wood Drive (S12 3BF) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Wood Drive (S12 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern View Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birley Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parkside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fern View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern View Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fern View Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern View Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weakland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weakland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardsley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birley Wood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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