Total Crime Rate

405.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 405.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 262.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newlyn Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlyn Place (S8 8ST) in the last 12 months was 405.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.3% 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 Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 384.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlyn Place (S8 8ST), 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 Haughton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newlyn Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aisthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Public order Olivet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Haughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Scarsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Underwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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