Crime Rates at Hounsfield Road, Sheffield, S3 7RH

Hounsfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 15th 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 Hounsfield Road (S3 7RH) in the last 12 months was 940.9 per 1,000 residents and was 848.6% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 275.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hounsfield Road (S3 7RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Bank (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.