Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 57.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drakehouse Lane area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 726th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drakehouse Lane (S20 1FW) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakehouse Lane (S20 1FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daisy Walk (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drakehouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sothall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drake House Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyedale Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sothall Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sothall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aster Close —
Apr 2026Public order Violet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Violet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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