Total Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.8 1/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sharrow 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

Crime Over Time in Sharrow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sitwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leverton Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Club Garden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsty Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarke Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Street
Sep 2025Drugs Witney Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Cecil Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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