Total Crime Rate
142.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchitt Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchitt Road (S17 4QN) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchitt Road (S17 4QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edmund Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beauchief and Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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