Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairleigh area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 726th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 1LB) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairleigh (S2 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Mary Mews. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairleigh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bassledene Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windy House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassledene Road —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Mary Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Payler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scotia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotia Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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