Crime Rate in Richmond, ward

Richmond has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Sheffield district and the 2629th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 199th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Richmond in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Sheffield district average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Richmond’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 615 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 96.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 792 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Richmond ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 107 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Glenholme Place (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.