Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cairns 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.
View Crime In Crookes and Crosspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Headland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lydgate Hall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Headland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Headland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Darwin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watt Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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