Total Crime Rate

1192.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

295.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1192.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 665.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 295.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.4 10/10
  • Other theft 56.6 10/10
  • Public order 56.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Burglary 38.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Whitham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitham Road (S10 2SL) in the last 12 months was 1192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1084.0% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 295.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitham Road (S10 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Watson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Oaks Road —
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Data Sources

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