Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bents Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 751st lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Bents Road (S11 9RH) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bents Road (S11 9RH), the main crime hotspot is near Bents Crescent. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Latham Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bents Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ringinglow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ringinglow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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