Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
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

Birley View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Stannington , and the 750th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Birley View (S35 0AL) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Stannington average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley View (S35 0AL), the main crime hotspot is near Briarfields Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birley View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Edge Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Edge Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Briarfields Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birley View

Data Sources

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