Total Crime Rate

516.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 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 516.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silkstone Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 47th 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 Silkstone Crescent (S12 4RB) in the last 12 months was 516.8 per 1,000 residents and was 390.2% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkstone Crescent (S12 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silkstone Crescent, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alport Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silkstone Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alport Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alport Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Glade Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Glade Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelbadge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alport Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silkstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackenfield Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silkstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alport Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alport Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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