Total Crime Rate

613.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 613.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 103.2 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Burglary 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Brightside Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Brightside Lane (S9 2RS) in the last 12 months was 613.6 per 1,000 residents and was 242.8% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 52.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 236.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightside Lane (S9 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightside Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Newhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodbine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Road —
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Data Sources

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