Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birley Spa Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birley Spa Lane (S12 4EE) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Spa Lane (S12 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotleigh Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spa View Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birley Spa Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Apr 2026Public order Spring Water Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Forge Mount —
Apr 2026Other crime Dyke Vale Place Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyke Vale Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carr Forge Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyke Vale Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Cotleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyke Vale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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