Total Crime Rate

100.4 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rainbow Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 607th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainbow Avenue (S12 4AR) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Avenue (S12 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Delves Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rainbow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Rainbow Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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