Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle 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

Lydgate Lane area has the 80th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 713th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lydgate Lane (S10 5FH) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Lane (S10 5FH), the main crime hotspot is near Bute Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydgate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Tapton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taptonville Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Tapton Mount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fitzgerald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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