Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (S12 2SZ), 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supertram Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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