Total Crime Rate

286.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.7 10/10
  • Burglary 43.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smelterwood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Richmond , and the 140th 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 Smelterwood Road (S13 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 286.4 per 1,000 residents and was 251.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smelterwood Road (S13 8RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Stradbroke Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smelterwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stradbroke Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenscroft Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smelter Wood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stradbroke Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stradbroke Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stradbroke Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stradbroke Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stradbroke Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Stradbroke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stradbroke Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Stradbroke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smelter Wood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Smelter Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenholme Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smelter Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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