Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rainbow Close area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 685th 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 Close (S12 4AY) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Close (S12 4AY), 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 Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rainbow Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birley Spa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Delves Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birley Spa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birley Spa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birley Spa Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birley Spa Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birley Spa Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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