Total Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leadmill Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leadmill Road (S1 4SD) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leadmill Road (S1 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Lane, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leadmill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Lane
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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