Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Blackstock Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 845th highest 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 Blackstock Road (S14 1LD) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackstock Road (S14 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plowright Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmstead Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bankwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plowright Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plowright Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plowright Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plowright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plowright Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overend Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overend Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gaunt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overend Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overend Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overend Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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