Total Crime Rate

151.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Close (S20 8GP) in the last 12 months was 151.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Close (S20 8GP), the main crime hotspot is near Shortbrook Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shortbrook Bank Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcroft Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sewell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortbrook Close —
Sep 2025Public order Shortbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shortbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortbrook Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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