Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle 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

Occupation Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Occupation Lane (S12 4PL) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occupation Lane (S12 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Fern View Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Occupation Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Foxfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern View Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxfield Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Glade Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jermyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Moor Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birley Moor Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Glade Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fern View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fern View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fern View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Glade Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fern View Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fern View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birley Wood Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Weakland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weakland Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Glade Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birley Wood Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Wood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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