Crime Rates at Leighton Road, Sheffield, S14 1QE

Leighton 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 Leighton Road (S14 1QE) 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 Leighton Road (S14 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Hay View. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.