Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitham Road area has the 80th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 612th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Whitham Road (S10 2SR) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitham Road (S10 2SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hoole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highnam Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashdell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Crookes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redcar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Redcar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Highnam Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Turners Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Turners Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Severn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Severn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Maxfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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