Total Crime Rate
953.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
223.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drake House Way area has the highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Drake House Way (S20 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 953.2 per 1,000 residents and was 804.1% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 223.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drake House Way (S20 7JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 35 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleeve Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cleeve Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterthorpe Greenway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Purbeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Purbeck Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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