Crime Rates at Briarfield Crescent, Sheffield, S12 3LB

Briarfield Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 322nd 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 Briarfield Crescent (S12 3LB) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarfield Crescent (S12 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.