Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Norton Lees Crescent area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Lees Crescent (S8 8SR) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Norton Lees Crescent (S8 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norton Lees Close, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brindley Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Lees Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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