Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Skelton Lane area has the 65th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 704th 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 Skelton Lane (S20 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelton Lane (S20 1FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Avenue. Police recorded 33 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 Skelton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Violet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jasmine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sothall Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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