Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brier Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 483rd 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 Brier Close (S20 7HR) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brier Close (S20 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Thorpe Green. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brier Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Dike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saddler Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Dike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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