Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 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 181.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgeway Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Drive (S12 2TE) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% higher than the Birley average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Drive (S12 2TE), 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 Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ridgeway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pit Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
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Data Sources

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