Total Crime Rate

278.8 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 278.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.3 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Handsworth Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 148th 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 Handsworth Road (S13 9BS) in the last 12 months was 278.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% higher than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Road (S13 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 19 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shining Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Enfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Hay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birklands Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road
Sep 2025Drugs Handsworth Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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