Total Crime Rate
144.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Norton Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Little Norton Drive (S8 8HH) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Norton Drive (S8 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Ashmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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