Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandygate Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 522nd lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandygate Road (S10 5RY) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandygate Road (S10 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manchester Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwin Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cairns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benty Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benty Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.