Crime Rate in East Ecclesfield, ward

East Ecclesfield has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Sheffield district and the 2182nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 171st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Ecclesfield in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Sheffield district average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Ecclesfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 488 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 340.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 633 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Ecclesfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 212 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wheata Place (61 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.