Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Washington Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 548th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washington Road (S11 8DR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Road (S11 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leverton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Club Garden Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Washington Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bennett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harrow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Washington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fentonville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wostenholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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