Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 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 184.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • 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

James Walton Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 James Walton Drive (S20 3GN) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Walton Drive (S20 3GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastcroft View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in James Walton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxclose Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastcroft View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Halfway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Walton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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