Total Crime Rate
153.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jaunty Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 375th 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 Jaunty Crescent (S12 3DG) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jaunty Crescent (S12 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jaunty Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaunty Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Jaunty Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jaunty Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jaunty Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jaunty Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Jaunty Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaunty Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaunty Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaunty Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaunty Crescent | Under investigation |
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