Total Crime Rate
44.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baslow Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dore and Totley , and the 583rd lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baslow Road (S17 4DL) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Dore and Totley average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baslow Road (S17 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Close, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West View Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brinkburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glover Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brinkburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laverdene Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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