Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Handsworth Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Handsworth Road (S13 9BX) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Handsworth Road (S13 9BX), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Street. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsley Hay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bramley Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hendon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hendon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hall Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Enfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fitzalan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzalan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Street | — |
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