Total Crime Rate

1711.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1711.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1306.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Public order 90.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leighton Road area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 7th 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 Leighton Road (S14 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 1711.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1685.5% higher than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 198.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 239.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (S14 1SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Leighton Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luna Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luna Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosser Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Morland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Morland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luna Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kew Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kew Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herdings View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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