Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Norton Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 509th 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 Norton Lane (S8 8HB) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Lane (S8 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norton Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bochum Parkway (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cinderhill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Henley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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