Total Crime Rate

365.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 365.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Road (S13 9AF) in the last 12 months was 365.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% higher than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (S13 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Lane
Apr 2026Robbery Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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