Total Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West View Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 358th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Lane (S17 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Lane (S17 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Close, where police recorded 43 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 Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Trees Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wollaton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brinkburn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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