Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheffield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Coal Aston , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
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 Sheffield Road (S18 4DA) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Coal Aston average (20.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheffield Road (S18 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Cheetham Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Unstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Close | Under investigation |
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