Crime Rates at Ratcliffe Road, Sheffield, S11 8YA

Ratcliffe Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 490th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Ratcliffe Road (S11 8YA) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Road (S11 8YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snuff Mill Lane, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hickmott Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.