Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benson Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 707th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Benson Road (S2 5EU) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Road (S2 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Maltravers Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Oaks Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nuttall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nuttall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltravers Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maltravers Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starling Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Oaks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuttall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maltravers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maltravers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maltravers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starling Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassett Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuttall Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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