Total Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lathkill Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 532nd 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 Lathkill Road (S13 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lathkill Road (S13 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carpenter Gardens. Police recorded 27 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 crime | Audrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodrove Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hunter'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nodder Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nodder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Masefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fishponds Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lathkill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lathkill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Audrey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodrove Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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