Crime Rates at Smithfield Road, Sheffield, S12 3JL

Smithfield Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 765th 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 Smithfield Road (S12 3JL) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (S12 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 374 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.