Crime Rate in West Ecclesfield, ward

West Ecclesfield has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Sheffield district and the 3115th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 103rd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Ecclesfield in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Sheffield district average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Ecclesfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 331 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 439 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Ecclesfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.