Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cairns Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 802nd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Cairns Road (S10 5NB) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cairns Road (S10 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manchester Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwin Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cairns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Headland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lydgate Hall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Selborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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