Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hangingwater Road area has the 96th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 743rd lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Hangingwater Road (S11 7ES) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hangingwater Road (S11 7ES), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broomhill and Sharrow Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fulney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pendeen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pendeen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fulney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteley Wood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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