Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 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 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 56th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 597th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Occupation Lane (S12 4PS) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occupation Lane (S12 4PS), 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 Occupation Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Occupation Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern View Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fern View Close Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Weakland Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fern View Close 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 2026Other theft Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassdale View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weakland Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Weakland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moorthorpe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Occupation Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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