Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 721st highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Ridgeway Road (S12 2JW) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (S12 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Glade Lea. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollinsend Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grassthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seagrave Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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