Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Townhead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dore and Totley , and the 296th 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 Townhead Road (S17 3GA) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 326.2% higher than the Dore and Totley average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townhead Road (S17 3GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushley Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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