Total Crime Rate

409.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 409.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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

Ridgeway Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Park and Arbourthorne , and the 74th 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 Ridgeway Road (S12 2SS) in the last 12 months was 409.4 per 1,000 residents and was 288.7% higher than the Park and Arbourthorne average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 201.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (S12 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Mary Mews. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 40 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagnam Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pit Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Ridgeway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dagnam Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dagnam Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dagnam Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bazley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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