Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holly Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Richmond , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Grove (S12 2DA) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holly Grove (S12 2DA), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollinsend Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hunter'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wadsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsworth Road | — |
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