Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

May Tree Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 200th 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 May Tree Close (S20 7HB) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Tree Close (S20 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near May Tree Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in May Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkersall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayton Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs May Tree Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order May Tree Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkersall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedley Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecliff Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Dike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Dike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challoner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkersall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkersall Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkersall Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkersall Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Tree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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