Crime Rates at Water Slacks Road, Sheffield, S13 7DA

Water Slacks Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Richmond , and the 825th 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 Water Slacks Road (S13 7DA) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Richmond average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Slacks Road (S13 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skelton Grove (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.