Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.6 5/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fox Lane area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 693rd lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Fox Lane (S12 4WT) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Lane (S12 4WT), the main crime hotspot is near Jaunty Mount. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hopefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fox Lane Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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