Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 101.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lingfoot Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 617th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfoot Place (S8 8DG) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfoot Place (S8 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near White Thorns View. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfoot Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Thorns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlebarrow Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazlebarrow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyche Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selly Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime White Thorns View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormond Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Thorns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyche Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Thorns View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery White Thorns View Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lingfoot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Thorns Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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