Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bocking Lane area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 528th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bocking Lane (S8 7BL) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bocking Lane (S8 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Allenby Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bocking Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cockshutt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Allenby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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