Crime Rates at Lilac Close, South Anston, Sheffield, S25 5GN

Lilac Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Close (S25 5GN) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Close (S25 5GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bank Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Farm Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.