Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Plowright Way area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 570th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plowright Way (S14 1LN) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plowright Way (S14 1LN), 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 Plowright Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Farm Close Awaiting court outcome
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 Bankwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spotswood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleadless Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newfield Green Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spotswood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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