Total Crime Rate

146.7 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lingfoot Crescent area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 401st 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 Lingfoot Crescent (S8 8DA) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfoot Crescent (S8 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyche Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfoot Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfoot Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dyche Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyche Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyche Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Thorns View —
Sep 2025Public order White Thorns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Thorns Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ormond Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyche Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Dyche Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazlebarrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Batemoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazlebarrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batemoor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lingfoot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lingfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lingfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfoot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyche Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lingfoot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfoot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfoot Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selly Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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