Crime Rate in Walkley, ward

Walkley has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Sheffield district and the 2627th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 85th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walkley in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Sheffield district average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walkley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 454 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 177.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 585 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walkley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.