Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 8th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handsworth Road (S13 9DA) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Road (S13 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medlock Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6200 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Handsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Handsworth Grange Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Medlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6200 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballifield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ballifield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ballifield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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