Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.1 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 205.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 137.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Back Lane area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Woodhouse , and the 240th 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 Back Lane (S13 7LB) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher than the Woodhouse average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (S13 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Spa Lane Croft. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Skelton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tithe Barn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spa Lane Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tithe Barn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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