Total Crime Rate
123.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Galley Drive area has the 40th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 495th 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 Galley Drive (S20 7HS) in the last 12 months was 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Galley Drive (S20 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Purbeck Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saddler Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleeve Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cleeve Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Purbeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Purbeck Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochre Dike Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochre Dike Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorpe Green | Under investigation |
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