Crime Rate in Hillsborough, ward

Hillsborough has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Sheffield district and the 1690th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 149th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hillsborough in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Sheffield district average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hillsborough’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 665 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 15 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 881 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hillsborough ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hillsborough Road. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.