Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairleigh area has the 77th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 618th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairleigh (S2 1LA) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairleigh (S2 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Mary Mews. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairleigh area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Windy House Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fretson Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stirling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Mary Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Leonard Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leonard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cullabine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waltheof Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Payler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Payler Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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