Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Poynton Wood Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poynton Wood Crescent (S17 4NB) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poynton Wood Crescent (S17 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladies Spring Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poynton Wood Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladies Spring Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosamond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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