Total Crime Rate

231.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 231.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West View Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 193rd 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 West View Close (S17 3LT) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Close (S17 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Close, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West View Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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