Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spotswood Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 664th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spotswood Road (S14 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spotswood Road (S14 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spotswood Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spotswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overend Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spotswood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plowright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bankwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Farm Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleadless Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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