Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Road (S12 2SR) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (S12 2SR), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollinsend Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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