Total Crime Rate

104.9 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Delves Close area has the 49th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 586th 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 Delves Close (S12 4AD) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delves Close (S12 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delves Terrace, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delves Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delves Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delves Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Delves Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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