Total Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 214.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fox Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 227th 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 Fox Lane (S17 4RL) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Lane (S17 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6054 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fox Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edmund Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6054 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmund Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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