Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

James Andrew Croft area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Andrew Croft (S8 7SN) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Andrew Croft (S8 7SN), the main crime hotspot is near Toppham Way. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Andrew Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lupton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toppham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Head Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lupton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Andrew Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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