Total Crime Rate

163.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 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 163.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Weakland Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 338th 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 Weakland Crescent (S12 4PE) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weakland Crescent (S12 4PE), 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 Occupation Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weakland Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fern View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weakland Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birley Wood Drive
Apr 2026Public order Fern View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weakland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Occupation Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassdale View
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fern View Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern View Close
Apr 2026Public order Fern View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fern View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birley Wood Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Dent Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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