Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cockshutt Drive area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Cockshutt Drive (S8 7DW) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cockshutt Drive (S8 7DW), the main crime hotspot is near Bocking Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beauchief and Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crawshaw Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cockshutt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bocking Lane | — |
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