Total Crime Rate
204.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birley Spa Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 248th 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 Birley Spa Lane (S12 4EA) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 123.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birley Spa Lane (S12 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern View Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spa View Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weakland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Glade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spa View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spa View Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jermyn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jermyn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jermyn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fern View Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fern View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern View Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fern View Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Glade Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jermyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Occupation Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parkside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa View Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weakland Close | — |
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