Total Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handsworth Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handsworth Road (S13 9BL) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Road (S13 9BL), 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 Handsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finchwell Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchwell Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doveholes Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doveholes Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery Hall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birklands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parsley Hay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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