Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hollybank Way area has the lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Richmond , and the 85th 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 Hollybank Way (S12 2BY) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Richmond average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollybank Way (S12 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Wadsworth Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wadsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hunter'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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