Total Crime Rate

1258.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

563.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1258.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 563.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 281.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.2 10/10
  • Public order 149.4 10/10
  • Robbery 92.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.5 10/10
  • Drugs 63.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 46.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchlands Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 12th 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 Birchlands Drive (S4 8BX) in the last 12 months was 1258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 585.6% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 36.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 563.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 770.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchlands Drive (S4 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Skinnerthorpe Road. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteways Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whiteways Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whiteways Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteways Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteways Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Skinnerthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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