Total Crime Rate

344.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 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 344.4 10/10
  • Other theft 90.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birchvale Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 94th 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 Birchvale Road (S12 4XY) in the last 12 months was 344.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchvale Road (S12 4XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silkstone Crescent, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchvale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbridge Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbridge Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornbridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackenfield Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birley Moor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Moor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birley Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchdale Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchdale Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Churchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchdale Road —
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Data Sources

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