Total Crime Rate

270.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 270.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 146th 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 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Spa Lane (S12 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Four Wells Drive, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Forge Road (15 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Four Wells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Wells Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Wells Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Forge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotleigh Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Forge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Four Wells Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carr Forge Mount Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Wells Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cotleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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