Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sharrow Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sharrow Lane (S11 8AE) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.
In the area around Sharrow Lane (S11 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Smeaton Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 30 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 | Vehicle crime | Sitwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolseley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leverton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leverton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leverton Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fieldhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fieldhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fieldhead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fieldhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Club Garden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarke Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leverton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsty Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Barnabas Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarke Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clarke Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarke Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Witney Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cecil Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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