Total Crime Rate
121.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodrove Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 505th 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 Woodrove Close (S13 8AP) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Birley average (93.5 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodrove Close (S13 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Woodrove Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castledale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nodder Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodrove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodrove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nodder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilvington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castledale Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castlebeck Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodthorpe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodthorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodthorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lathkill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lathkill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodrove Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodrove Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ulley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastilar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastilar Close | Under investigation |
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