Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 58.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Headford Gardens area has the 89th lowest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 734th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headford Gardens (S3 7XB) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headford Gardens (S3 7XB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headford Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charlotte Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charlotte Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leavy Greave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomspring Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomhall Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hanover Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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