Total Crime Rate
426.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bankwood Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 71st highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bankwood Close (S14 1LW) in the last 12 months was 426.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bankwood Close (S14 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Callow Mount. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Callow Mount | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleadless Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Callow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Callow Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plowright Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bankwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Callow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Callow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfield Green Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Callow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Callow Road | Under investigation |
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