Birley ward · Sheffield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.5% here, compared with 33.4% across Sheffield (12.9 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 19% across Sheffield (8.2 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 23.7% here, compared with 19.4% across Sheffield (4.3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Birley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,308 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,370 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Birley ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 83 mapped crimes in September 2024; 108 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Birley
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
83
20
October 2024
129
38
November 2024
94
25
December 2024
78
26
January 2025
118
16
February 2025
118
7
March 2025
134
24
April 2025
153
36
May 2025
130
35
June 2025
130
34
July 2025
102
37
August 2025
101
36
September 2025
116
24
October 2025
115
29
November 2025
121
16
December 2025
99
17
January 2026
119
17
February 2026
110
30
March 2026
113
38
April 2026
103
40
May 2026
111
24
June 2026
110
18
July 2026
83
23
August 2026
108
23
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Birley
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
529
criminal damage arson
159
shoplifting
127
other theft
117
vehicle crime
113
public order
94
burglary
59
other crime
44
drugs
30
possession of weapons
23
robbery
12
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
