Total Crime Rate

227.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birley Spa Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 196th 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 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Spa Lane (S12 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Four Wells Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birley Spa Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Forge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Wells Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Four Wells Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Carr Forge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Forge Road —
Sep 2025Public order Carr Forge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carter Lodge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brookside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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