Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Driver Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Woodhouse , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Driver Street (S13 9WP) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Woodhouse average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Driver Street (S13 9WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goathland Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goathland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | John Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodman Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hudson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goathland Close | Offender given a drugs possession warning |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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