Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stanhope Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 406th 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 Stanhope Road (S12 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Birley average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Road (S12 2EQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wadsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alnwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollinsend Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpenter Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollindale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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