Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 395th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (S8 8BL) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (S8 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Cypress Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Henley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cinderhill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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