Crime Rates at The Old Wood Yard, Eckington, Sheffield, S21 4LL

The Old Wood Yard area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eckington North , and the 158th highest crime rate of 363 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 The Old Wood Yard (S21 4LL) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Eckington North average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old Wood Yard (S21 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.