Total Crime Rate
149.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caxton Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 391st highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Caxton Road (S10 3DE) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caxton Road (S10 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashgate Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Endcliffe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashdell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashgate Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tapton Mount Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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